Author :
Reis, C. ; Maziotis, A. ; Kouloumentas, Ch. ; Stamatiadis, Christos ; Bougioukos, M. ; Calabretta, Nicola ; Andre, P. ; Dionisio, Rogerio ; Neto, B. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Teixeira, Antonio
Abstract :
An all-optical clocked set-reset flip-flop is experimentally demonstrated. It is based on a hybrid-integrated S-R latch and two additional Mach-Zehnder interferometer structures with semiconductor optical amplifiers acting as AND logic gates. The switching behaviour of the synchronous S-R flip-flop was investigated and 18 dB extinction ratio performance was achieved.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; flip-flops; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; logic gates; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; AND logic gates; Mach-Zehnder interferometer structures; active interferometric devices; all-optical clocked set-reset flip-flop; all-optical synchronous S-R flip-flop; hybrid-integrated S-R latch; semiconductor optical amplifiers; switching behaviour;
