Gigahertz all-optical flip-flop operation of polarisation-bistable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (14) ◽  
pp. 1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kawaguchi ◽  
I.S. Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Cavity Surface ◽  
Flip Flop ◽  
Surface Emitting Lasers ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Vertical Cavity Surface ◽  
Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity

Polarization-bistable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: application for optical bit memory

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kawaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Cavity Surface ◽  
Optical Buffer ◽  
Flip Flop ◽  
Buffer Memory ◽  
Surface Emitting Lasers ◽  
Optical Buffering ◽  
Vertical Cavity Surface ◽  
Polarization States ◽  
Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity

AbstractWe summarize recent results on polarization-bistable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and their application to optical buffer memory. All-optical flip-flop operation with very low switching energies and high repetition rates is achieved. An optical buffer memory consisting of a two-dimensional array of polarization-bistable VCSELs, in which the bit state of the optical signal, “0” or “1”, is stored as a lasing linear polarization state of 0 or 90°. Input data stored as the polarization states of the first VCSEL are transferred to the polarization states of the second VCSEL. In our experiments with 980 nm polarization-bistable VCSELs, 10 Gbit/s optical buffering, 2-bit optical buffering, and a shift register function have been successfully demonstrated.

Recent developments in the area of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

1999 ◽  
Vol 09 (PR2) ◽  
pp. Pr2-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jacquet ◽  
P. Salet ◽  
A. Plais ◽  
F. Brillouet ◽  
E. Derouin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cavity Surface ◽  
Surface Emitting Lasers ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Vertical Cavity Surface ◽  
Emitting Lasers ◽  
Vertical Cavity
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