Title :
Optical flip-flop based on two-coupled mode-locked ring lasers
Author :
Tangdiongga, Eduward ; Yang, Xuelin ; Li, Zhonggui ; Liu, Yong ; Lenstra, Daan ; Khoe, Giok-Djan ; Dorren, Harm J S
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
We report an all-optical flip-flop that is based on two coupled actively mode-locked fiber ring lasers. The lasers are coupled so that when one of the lasers lases, it quenches lasing in the other laser. The state of the flip-flop is determined by the wavelength of the laser that is currently lasing. The concept of the flip-flop is explained and experimental results are presented that indicate a flip-flop operation over 25-dB contrast ratio and less than 0.3-mW switching power.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; flip-flops; laser mode locking; packet switching; radiation quenching; ring lasers; lasing quenching; optical flip-flop; two-coupled mode-locked fiber ring lasers; Fiber lasers; Flip-flops; Laser mode locking; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical packet switching; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; Flip-flop memories; optical bistability; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.837742
