Title :
Experimental evaluation of all-optical asynchronous and synchronous memories
Author :
Reis, C. ; Andre, P. ; Dionisio, R. ; Neto, B. ; Teixeira, A. ; Maziotis, A. ; Kouloumentas, Ch ; Stamatiadis, C. ; Bougioukos, M. ; Vramopoulos, H.A. ; Calabretta, N. ; Dorren, Harm J S
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the accuracy of an all-optical S-R latch and an optical S-R flip-flop based on hybrid integrated Mach-Zehnder Interferometers, with Semiconductor Optical Amplifier in each arm (MZI-SOA). The performance of both bistable devices will be studied and compared in terms of extinction ratio and switching times.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; asynchronous circuits; flip-flops; optical storage; semiconductor optical amplifiers; MZI-SOA; all-optical S-R latch; all-optical asynchronous memories; all-optical synchronous memories; extinction ratio; hybrid integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical S-R flip-flop; semiconductor optical amplifier; switching times; Erbium; Latches; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Mach-Zenhder interferometer (MZI); Optical switching; memory unit; optical flip-flop; optical signal processing; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Engineering Conference (ICENCO), 2010 International
Conference_Location :
Giza
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-184-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICENCO.2010.5720420
