Title :
All-optical flip-flops using electrically pumped microdisk lasers integrated on silicon
Author :
Huybrechts, K. ; Liu, L. ; Kumar, Ravindra ; Spuesens, T. ; Roelkens, G. ; Geluk, E.J. ; de Vries, T. ; Regreny, P. ; Van Thourhout, D. ; Baets, R. ; Morthier, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We demonstrate flip-flop operation using the directional bistability in ultra-small microdisks (7.5 μm diameter) heterogeneously bonded on a silicon chip. The pulse energies are only 1.8 fJ and the bias current is 3.5 mA.
Keywords :
flip-flops; integrated optoelectronics; microdisc lasers; silicon-on-insulator; Si; all-optical flip-flops; current 3.5 mA; directional bistability; electrically pumped microdisk lasers; energy 1.8 fJ; heterogenous integration; size 7.5 mum; ultrasmall microdisks; All-optical flip-flops; Heterogeneous integration; Microdisk lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698750
