Title :
All-optical signal processing using polarization bistable VCSELs
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Yamagata Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Recent progress in polarization bistable VCSELs and their applications for all-optical signal processing such as flip-flop operation with very low switching energy and high repetition rate, signal regeneration, and optical buffer memory are presented.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical information processing; packet switching; photonic switching systems; surface emitting lasers; all-optical signal processing; flip-flop operation; optical buffer memory; photonic packet switching; polarization bistable VCSEL; signal regeneration; Diode lasers; Flip-flops; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Repeaters; Signal processing; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1506105
