Title :
10 Gb/s operation of monolithic all-optical set-reset Flip-Flop based on semiconductor ring laser
Author :
Trita, Andrea ; Mezosi, Gabor ; Vidal, Maria J Latorre ; Zanola, Marco ; Cristiani, Ilaria ; Sorel, Marc ; Ghelfi, Paolo ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Giuliani, Guido
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron., Univ. di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
A monolithic semiconductor ring laser is operated as an all-optical Flip-Flop triggered by 4ps optical pulses. Bit-Error-Rate measurements of Set-Reset switchings under the injection of a Pseudo-Random-Bit-Sequence at 5 and 10 Gb/s have been performed.
Keywords :
Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; Flip-flops; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
