Experimental evaluation of all-optical  asynchronous  and synchronous memories

We experimentally demonstrate the accuracy of an all-optical S-R latch and an optical S-R flip-flop based on hybrid integrated Mach-Zehnder Interferometers, with Semiconductor Optical Amplifier in each arm (MZI-SOA). The performance of both bistable devices will be studied and compared in terms of extinction ratio and switching times.

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Keywords

Optical switching Optical flip-flop Optical signal processing Semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-zenhder interferometer (MZI) Memory unit

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/2820

Citation

REIS, C. [et al.] (2010) - Experimental evaluation of all-optical asynchronous and synchronous memories. In International Computer Engineering Conference, 6, Cairo, 27-28 Dezembro - ICENCO 2010. [S.l.] : IEEE. [4] p.