Title :
Numerical and experimental study of the switching times and energies of DFB-laser based all-optical flip-flops
Author :
Huybrechts, K. ; Ali, A. ; Tanemura, T. ; Nakano, Y. ; Morthier, G.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ. - IMEC, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We report on the switching times and energies of a DFB all-optical flip-flop and their dependence on device and operating parameters. Numerical as well as experimental results are discussed.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; flip-flops; optical logic; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; DFB all-optical flip-flops; DFB laser diode; all-optical packet switches; switching energies; switching times; Charge carrier density; Flip-flops; Laser beams; Optical pulses; Packet switching; Photonics; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Robustness; Switches; DFB; all-optical flip-flop; switching times;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307761
