Title :
Demonstration of an all-optical T-type Flip-Flop using counter-faced SOA-MZIs
Author :
Shimizu, Satoshi ; Uenohara, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We experimentally realized an all-optical T-type Flip-Flop using counter-faced SOA-MZIs that can be available for DPSK encoder for the first time. The possibility of achieving stable T-FF operation conditions with asymmetric MZIs is confirmed.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; differential phase shift keying; encoding; flip-flops; integrated optoelectronics; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; DPSK encoder; all-optical T-type flip-flop; counter-faced SOA-MZI; stable T-FF operation conditions; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1344-6
