Full C-band operation of multi-mode interference distributed bragg reflector laser all-optical flip-flops

Author

Raburn, Maura ; Takenaka, Mitsuru ; Koji, Takeda ; Song, Xueliang ; Barton, Jonathon S. ; Nakano, Yoshiaki

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

First-ever integrable all-optical flip-flop multi-mode interference-DBR bistable lasers are demonstrated. 1550 nm-based flip-flops SET/RESET at -3/-5 dBm injection, switch over a 52 nm-range (1522-1574 nm) three times wider than previous reports, and will be useful for future optical memories.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; flip-flops; indium compounds; optical logic; optical storage; semiconductor lasers; C-band operation; InP; all-optical flip-flops; multimode interference distributed Bragg reflector laser; optical memory; wavelength 1522 nm to 1574 nm; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fabry-Perot; Flip-flops; Interference; Laser theory; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical saturation; (190.1450) Bistability; (203.1150) All-optical devices; (250.3140) Integrated optoelectronic circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627704

Filename

4627704