Title :
Erbium–Ytterbium-Doped Fiber-Based Optical Flip-Flop
Author :
Malacarne, Antonio ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Potì, Luca
Author_Institution :
CEIIC-Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
fDate :
6/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Erbium-ytterbium-doped fiber absorption and fluorescence are exploited to realize an optical bistable device. An all-optical flip-flop with 10-ns transition time, 18.48-nJ set, and 19.82-nJ reset energies, is experimentally demonstrated. The possibility to reach an extinction ratio of more than 8 dB is demonstrated as well
Keywords :
erbium; flip-flops; optical bistability; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical storage; ytterbium; 10 ns; 18.48 nJ; 19.82 nJ; erbium-ytterbium-doped fiber-based optical flip-flop; extinction ratio; fluorescence; optical bistable device; Absorption; Flip-flops; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Stimulated emission; All-optical memories; buffer memories; optical bistable devices; optical fiber communications; optical flip-flop; optical multistable devices; packet switching;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.897553
