Title :
Optical buffer memory using a polarization bistable VCSEL
Author :
Kawaguchi, Hitoshi ; Mori, Takashi ; Sato, Yuuki ; Yamayoshi, Yasuhiro
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Yamagata Univ., Yonezawa
Abstract :
A novel optical buffer memory with a shift register function using a two-dimensional array of polarization bistable VCSELs is proposed. 1-bit optical buffering, which is an essential part of the memory, has been experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; optical bistability; optical storage; semiconductor laser arrays; shift registers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; optical buffer memory; optical buffering; polarization bistable laser; shift register function; two-dimensional laser array; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Shift registers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (070.4340) Nonlinear optical signal processing; (190.1450) Bistability; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (250.7260) Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628371
