A fast low-power optical memory based on coupled micro-ring lasers

Nature

Volumn 432, Issue 7014, 2004, Pages 206-209

  Hill, Martin T ^a   Dorren, Harmen J S ^a   De Vries, Tjibbe ^a   Leijtens, Xaveer J M ^a   Den Besten, Jan Hendrik ^a   Smalbrugge, Barry ^a   Oel, Yok Siang ^a   Binsma, Hans ^b   Khoe, Giok Djan ^a   Smit, Meint K ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; FIBER OPTICS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; RING LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COUPLED MICRO-RING LASERS; DIGITAL INFORMATION; FIBER-OPTIC-BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS; HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL PROCESSING;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

LASER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MEMORY; DENSITY; DEVICE; ENERGY; FIBER OPTICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LASER; OPTICAL ROTATION; OPTICS; PARAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 9144228270     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03045     Document Type: Article

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