Multi-state optical flip-flop memory based on cascaded lasers

S. Zhang; D. Owens; Y. Liu; M.T. Hill; D. Lenstra; G.D. Khoe; H.J.S. Dorren

Multi-state optical flip-flop memory based on cascaded lasers

S. Zhang, D. Owens, Y. Liu, M.T. Hill, D. Lenstra, G.D. Khoe, H.J.S. Dorren

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A multi-state optical flip-flop memory based on cascaded lasers is presented. We show that only one of the lasers can lase at a time, thus the state of the optical memory is determined by the wavelength of the dominant laser. The light from the dominant laser suppresses its neighboring lasers through gain saturation, but still receives amplification by the active element of the suppressed lasers, compensating for coupling losses. This light passes through each of the successive lasers, simultaneously suppressing and being amplified, thus all other lasers are suppressed. A five-state optical memory based on this concept is experimentally demonstrated

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th Annual Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 1-2 December 2005, Mons, Belgium
Place of Publication	Mons
Publisher	IEEE/LEOS
Pages	23-26
ISBN (Print)	2-9600226-4-5
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	10th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, December 1-2, 2005, Mons, Belgium - Mons, Belgium Duration: 1 Dec 2005 → 2 Dec 2005

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Conference	10th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, December 1-2, 2005, Mons, Belgium
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Mons
Period	1/12/05 → 2/12/05

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Zhang, S, Owens, D, Liu, Y, Hill, MT, Lenstra, D , Khoe, GD & Dorren, HJS 2005, Multi-state optical flip-flop memory based on cascaded lasers. in Proceedings of the 10th Annual Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 1-2 December 2005, Mons, Belgium. IEEE/LEOS, Mons, pp. 23-26, 10th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, December 1-2, 2005, Mons, Belgium, Mons, Belgium, 1/12/05.

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