Title :
Optical fiber loop memory using vertical to surface transmission electro-photonic device
Author :
Yamanaka, Yutaka ; Numai, Takahiro ; Kasahara, Kenichi ; Kubota, Keiichi
Author_Institution :
Opto-Electron. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
fDate :
12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optical fiber loop memory is proposed, using a photonic switch device of a vertical to surface transmission electro-photonic device. The photonic switch works as an optical pulse repeater. The operation stability as the memory was analyzed, and more than 30 minutes storage time has been realized. The maximum operational clock was as high as 20 MHz. This memory may be a part of the future optical computer
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical information processing; optical storage; optical switches; photoconducting devices; semiconductor switches; 20 MHz; 30 min; electro-photonic device; operation stability; optical computer; optical fiber loop memory; optical pulse repeater; photonic switch device; storage time; thyristor like pnpn structure switch; vertical to surface transmission device; Circuits; Optical computing; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Stimulated emission; Switches; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
