Optical buffer memory based on polarization bistability in VCSELs

Author

Kawaguchi, Hitoshi

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Mater. Sci., Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Ikoma

Volume

2

fYear

2008

fDate

22-26 June 2008

Firstpage

105

Lastpage

108

Abstract

A novel optical buffer memory with a shift register function is proposed. The buffer memory consists of a two-dimensional array of polarization bistable VCSELs, in which the bit state of the optical signal, ldquo0rdquo or ldquo1rdquo is stored as a lasing linear polarization state of 0 or 90deg. Input data stored as the polarization states of the first VCSEL are transferred to the polarization states of the second VCSEL. In our experiment using 980 nm VCSELs, 10 Gbit/s optical buffering has been successfully demonstrated. We have also demonstrated polarization bistability and all-optical flip-flop operation in 1.55 mum VCSELs.

Keywords

light polarisation; optical bistability; optical storage; shift registers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; all-optical flip-flop; optical buffer memory; polarization bistability; shift register function; Buffer storage; High speed optical techniques; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Shift registers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; optical buffer; optical fiber communication; polarization bistability; shift register;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on

Conference_Location

Athens

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2625-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2626-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598603

Filename

4598603