Phase-Switched Optical Flip-Flops Using Two-Input Bistable Resonators and Methods

摘要

A two-input bistable resonator that can be switched in a robust way by phase modulation of the input beams is presented. An optical flip-flop of the present invention may be embodied as a two-input Kerr resonator. The disclosed switching mechanism is compatible with cross-phase modulation induced by set and reset pulses for realization of an ultrafast, passive, all-optical memory element.

主权项

1. A flip-flop system comprising:
An optical resonator having a first stable state and a second stable state, where the resonator has a first input and a second input; an optical source configured to provide a first input beam to the first input and a second input beam to the second input; and a modulator configured to selectively modulate a phase of the first input beam such that the resonator is in the first stable state.