• DocumentCode
    3526721
  • Title

    Optical flip-flop based on coupled ultra-small Mach-Zehnder all-optical switches

  • Author

    Nakamura, Shigenari ; Watanabe, Atsuyori ; Wang, Xiongfei ; Ikeda, N. ; Sugimoto, Yoshiki ; Ozaki, N. ; Watanabe, Yoshihiro ; Asakawa, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Nano-electroics Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The configuration of coupled ultra-small Mach-Zehnder all-optical switches is quite attractive for high-speed optical flip-flops. Its bistability is experimentally demonstrated with an emulated setup. High-speed capability corresponding to 10 and 40 Gb/s is confirmed with simulation based on rate equation analysis.
  • Keywords
    high-speed integrated circuits; optical logic; optical switches; optical flip-flop; ultra-small Mach-Zehnder all-optical switches; Flip-flops; High speed optical techniques; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528492
  • Filename
    4528492