DocumentCode
1353423
Title
Continuous-wave operation of monolithic two-mode optical flip-flop with etched laser mirrors
Author
Jian, B.B.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Volume
32
Issue
20
fYear
1996
fDate
9/26/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1923
Lastpage
1925
Abstract
The authors report continuous wave operation of a monolithic two-mode optical flip-flop with orthogonal light outputs. Bistable states with large ON/OFF ratios are demonstrated. The states can be switched with short electrical pulses. The device could function as an optical memory in future time-division switching networks
Keywords
electro-optical switches; flip-flops; laser beam applications; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser modes; optical bistability; optical logic; optical storage; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; CW operation; bistable states; continuous-wave operation; etched laser mirrors; monolithic optical flip-flop; optical memory; orthogonal light outputs; time-division switching networks; two-mode optical flip-flop;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20051430
Filename
535218
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