Memory element based on coupled Mach-Zehnder interferometers

Mt Martin Hill,Hjs Harm Dorren,Xjm Xaveer Leijtens,den Jh Jan Hendrik Besten,de T Tjibbe Vries,van Jhc Johan Zantvoort,E Barry Smalbrugge,Ys Yok-Siang Oei,Jjm Hans Binsma,GD Giok-Djan Khoe,Mk Meint Smit

Memory element based on coupled Mach-Zehnder interferometers

2005

Mt Martin Hill
Hjs Harm Dorren
Xjm Xaveer Leijtens
den Jh Jan Hendrik Besten
de T Tjibbe Vries
van Jhc Johan Zantvoort
E Barry Smalbrugge
Ys Yok-Siang Oei
Jjm Hans Binsma
GD Giok-Djan Khoe
Mk Meint Smit

Two active Mach-Zehnder interferometers are integrated together on a monolithic InP/InGaAsP photonic integrated circuit. Together they form a crucial component for optical signal processing: an optical memory element or set/reset flip-flop.

Keywords:

Photonic integrated circuit
Signal processing
Mach–Zehnder interferometer
Astronomical interferometer
Electronic engineering
Physics
Optoelectronics
optical memory

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