All-optical T-flip-flop using a single SOA-MZI-based latching element

Bakopoulos, P; Vyrsokinos, K; Fitsios, D; Alexoudi, T; Apostolopoulos, D; Avramopoulos, H; Miliou, A; Pleros, N

dc.contributor.author	Bakopoulos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Vyrsokinos, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Fitsios, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Alexoudi, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Apostolopoulos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Avramopoulos, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Miliou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Pleros, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:07:36Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:07:36Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	10411135	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29592
dc.subject	Integrated Mach-Zehnder inteferometer	en
dc.subject	optical flip-flop	en
dc.subject	optical memory	en
dc.subject	optical signal processing	en
dc.subject	semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)	en
dc.subject.other	Active components	en
dc.subject.other	All-optical	en
dc.subject.other	Bulk components	en
dc.subject.other	Feed-back loop	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers	en
dc.subject.other	Mach-Zehnder	en
dc.subject.other	Optical flip-flop	en
dc.subject.other	Photonic integrations	en
dc.subject.other	Proof of concept	en
dc.subject.other	Simple circuits	en
dc.subject.other	Optical data storage	en
dc.subject.other	Optical signal processing	en
dc.subject.other	Signal processing	en
dc.subject.other	Flip flop circuits	en
dc.title	All-optical T-flip-flop using a single SOA-MZI-based latching element	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/LPT.2012.2187779	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2012.2187779	en
heal.identifier.secondary	6151805	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	The authors demonstrate a novel all-optical T-flip-flop (TFF) layout utilizing a single optical latching element that comprises an integrated semiconductor optical amplifier and Mach-Zehnder inteferometer and a feedback loop. Experimental proof-of-concept verification is presented at 8 Mb/s using off-the-shelf bulk components and a fiber-based feedback implementation. The proposed TFF architecture requires the minimum number of active components and just a single toggling signal as input. Its simple circuit design is amenable with photonic integration and holds the credentials for operation at multi-Gb/s speeds. © 1989-2012 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/LPT.2012.2187779	en
dc.identifier.volume	24	en
dc.identifier.issue	9	en
dc.identifier.spage	748	en
dc.identifier.epage	750	en