All-optical flip-flop with high on-off contrast ratio using two injection-locked single-mode Fabry-Perot laser diodes

Opt Express. 2007 Apr 16;15(8):5166-71. doi: 10.1364/oe.15.005166.

Abstract

An all-optical flip-flop with inverted output is presented. The flip-flop is realized based on the optical bistability of an injection-locked single-mode Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP-LD). The operation principle is explained and experimental results are presented in this paper. The flip-flop with separate optical set and reset inputs had an on-off contrast ratio of over 35 dB.