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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Optical flip-flop memory and routing operation based on polarization bistability in optical fiber

Antonio PicozziJulien FatomeMassimiliano GuasoniDominique SugnyHans-rudolf JauslinStéphane PitoisElie AssématPierre-yves Bony

subject

Materials scienceBistabilitybusiness.industryOptical cross-connectSingle-mode optical fiberPhysics::OpticsPolarization-maintaining optical fiberOptical performance monitoringOptical switchOpticsOptical transistorFiber optic splitterOptoelectronicsbusinessOptical add-drop multiplexerPhotonic-crystal fiber

description

A polarization bistability and hysteresis cycle phenomenon is demonstrated in optical fibers thanks to a counter-propagating four-wave mixing interaction. Based on this process, we successfully report the proof-of-principle of an optical flip-flop memory and a 10-Gbit/s routing operation.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-09-012014 The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC)
https://doi.org/10.1109/ecoc.2014.6963831