All-optical regenerators and latches

Ronnie F. Van Dommelen; S. Nutter; Michael Cada

doi:10.1117/12.558120

7 April 2004 All-optical regenerators and latches

Ronnie F. Van Dommelen, S. Nutter, Michael Cada

Proceedings Volume 5445, Microwave and Optical Technology 2003; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.558120
Event: Microwave and Optical Technology 2003, 2003, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Abstract

We present results of a study of the static characteristics of regenerative amplifiers based on Mach-Zehnder interferometers with semiconductor optical amplifiers in each arm. Specifically we consider a series of regenerative amplifiers and single regenerative amplifiers with feedback. Small amounts of feedback lead to produce hysteresis in the transfer functions of the regenerators. Including an SOA in the feedback loop allows the feedback to be controlled optically and leads to an all-optical latch design.

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Ronnie F. Van Dommelen, S. Nutter, and Michael Cada "All-optical regenerators and latches", Proc. SPIE 5445, Microwave and Optical Technology 2003, (7 April 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.558120

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