• DocumentCode
    1568982
  • Title

    Wavelength tunability of all-optical flip-flop using distributed Bragg reflectors

  • Author

    Takeda, Koji ; Takenaka, Mitsuru ; Tanemua, Takuo ; Nakano, Yoshiaki

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    192
  • Lastpage
    193
  • Abstract
    We investigate wavelength tunability of all-optical flip-flop using distributed Bragg reflectors. Single-mode lasing and flip-flop switching is obtained with more than 24.7-dB extinction ratio and 21.5-dB SMSR at 3.1-nm tuning range.
  • Keywords
    distributed Bragg reflector lasers; flip-flops; laser modes; laser tuning; optical bistability; optical logic; semiconductor lasers; DBR-MMI-BLD; SMSR; all-optical flip-flop; distributed Bragg reflectors; extinction ratio; multimode-interference bistable laser diode; single-mode lasing; wavelength 3.1 nm; wavelength tunability; Charge carrier density; Chemicals; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Distributed feedback devices; Epitaxial growth; Flip-flops; Laser tuning; Optical fiber networks; Optical waveguides; Wet etching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688554
  • Filename
    4688554