Title :
2-bit optical buffering using polarization bistable VCSELs
Author :
Mori, Takashi ; Sato, Yuuki ; Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
CREST, Japan Sci. & Technol. Agency
Abstract :
In this paper, 2-bit optical buffering, which is the expansion from the 1-bit buffering, has been experimentally demonstrated using two polarization bistable VCSELs. The parallel operation of two VCSELs was achieved by adjusting their lasing wavelengths. The polarization switching operation of two VCSELs by the injection lights with the same wavelength is an important step to realize the multi-bit optical buffer memory
Keywords :
buffer storage; laser cavity resonators; optical bistability; optical storage; optical switches; packet switching; surface emitting lasers; 2 bit; injection light; multibit optical buffer memory; optical buffering; packet switching; polarization bistable VCSEL; polarization switching operation; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; High speed optical techniques; Materials science and technology; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Signal processing; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278743
