Title :
State selection of a bistable SOA ring laser for bit level optical memory applications
Author :
Wang, Bing C. ; Xu, Lei ; Baby, Varghese ; Glesk, Ivan ; Prucnal, PAul R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
fDate :
7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we demonstrate the selection between two bistable states of a semiconductor fiber ring laser, using bits from a timeslot channel switched out using a terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer. By changing the selected timeslot channel, we were able to change the semiconductor fiber ring laser from a state with a two-peak output at 1570.6 and 1579 nm to a state with one-peak output at 1570.6 nm. This structure has potential application to optical memories.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical bistability; optical storage; optical switches; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1570.6 nm; 1579 nm; SOA ring laser; bistable state selection; bit level optical memory; mode-locked Er-doped fiber lasers; one-peak output; semiconductor fiber laser; terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer; timeslot channel; two-peak output; Band pass filters; Fiber lasers; Optical bistability; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.1012408
