State selection of a bistable SOA ring laser for bit level optical memory applications

Bing C. Wang; Lei Xu; Varghese Baby; Ivan Glesk; Paul R. Prucnal

doi:10.1109/LPT.2002.1012408

State selection of a bistable SOA ring laser for bit level optical memory applications

Bing C. Wang, Lei Xu, Varghese Baby, Ivan Glesk, Paul R. Prucnal

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In this letter, we demonstrate the selection between two bistable states of a semiconductor fiber ring laser, using bits from a timeslot channel switched out using a terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer. By changing the selected timeslot channel, we were able to change semiconductor fiber ring laser from a state with a two-peak output at 1570.6 and 1579 nm to a state with one-peak output at 1570.6 nm. This structure has potential application as optical memories.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	989-991
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	14
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2002.1012408
State	Published - Jul 2002

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

Optical bistability
Optical memories
Ring lasers
Semiconductor optical amplifier

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State selection of a bistable SOA ring laser for bit level optical memory applications

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