• DocumentCode
    2300873
  • Title

    All-optical flip-flops using electrically pumped microdisk lasers integrated on silicon

  • Author

    Huybrechts, K. ; Liu, L. ; Kumar, Ravindra ; Spuesens, T. ; Roelkens, G. ; Geluk, E.J. ; de Vries, T. ; Regreny, P. ; Van Thourhout, D. ; Baets, R. ; Morthier, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    49
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate flip-flop operation using the directional bistability in ultra-small microdisks (7.5 μm diameter) heterogeneously bonded on a silicon chip. The pulse energies are only 1.8 fJ and the bias current is 3.5 mA.
  • Keywords
    flip-flops; integrated optoelectronics; microdisc lasers; silicon-on-insulator; Si; all-optical flip-flops; current 3.5 mA; directional bistability; electrically pumped microdisk lasers; energy 1.8 fJ; heterogenous integration; size 7.5 mum; ultrasmall microdisks; All-optical flip-flops; Heterogeneous integration; Microdisk lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • ISSN
    -
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5368-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    -
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698750
  • Filename
    5698750