Title :
All-optical flip-flop operations in a coupled element bistable device
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., Tokyo
fDate :
6/23/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optical bistable device composed of coupled nonlinear elements is proposed. This device features optical bistability without hysteresis. It is shown theoretically that a set-reset type (S-R) flip-flop operation can be easily achieved on an all-optical basis by utilising nonhysteretic bistable characteristics
Keywords :
flip-flops; logic gates; multivibrators; optical bistability; optical information processing; switching; S-R type; coupled element bistable device; coupled nonlinear elements; flip-flop operations; logic gates; multivibrators; nonhysteretic bistable characteristics; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; set-reset type;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
