• DocumentCode
    449109
  • Title

    40 Gb/s all-optical shift register using hybrid integrated optical logic gate

  • Author

    McDougall, Robert ; Poustie, Alistair ; Maxwell, Graeme ; Harmon, Bob ; Reed, Jim ; Townley, Phil ; Harlow, Mike ; Lealman, Ian ; Rivers, Lesley

  • Author_Institution
    CIP, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-29 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    409
  • Abstract
    A 40 Gb/s all-optical shift register is demonstrated using a hybrid Mach-Zehnder interferometer with an inverting feedback loop. Previously reported data rate limitations using counter-propagating switching pulses are overcome using a push-pull scheme.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical feedback; optical fibre communication; optical logic; shift registers; 40 Gbit/s; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; all-optical shift register; counterpropagating switching pulses; data rate limitations; hybrid optical logic gate; integrated optical logic gate; inverting feedback loop; push-pull scheme;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    IET
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-86341-543-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1576305
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=449109