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

Bing C. Wang*, Lei Xu, Varghese Baby, Ivan Glesk

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Abstract

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 the 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 to optical memories.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)989-991
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume14
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2002

Keywords

  • fibre lasers
  • optical bistability
  • optical storage
  • optical switches
  • ring lasers
  • semiconductor optical amplifiers

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