Optical flip-flop memory and data packet switching operation based on polarization bistability in a telecommunication optical fiber
Optical flip-flop memory and data packet switching operation based on polarization bistability in a telecommunication optical fiber
We report the experimental observation of bistability and hysteresis phenomena of the polarization signal in a telecommunication optical fiber. This process occurs in a counter-propagating configuration in which the optical beam nonlinearly interacts with its own Bragg-reflected replica at the fiber output. The proof of principle of optical flip-flop memory and 10 Gbit/s routing operation is also reported based on this polarization bistability. Finally, we also provide a general physical understanding of this behavior on the basis of a geometrical analysis of an effective model of the dynamics. Good quantitative agreement between theory and experiment is obtained.
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Bony, P.-Y.
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Guasoni, M.
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Assémat, E.
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Pitois, S.
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Sugny, D.
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Picozzi, A.
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Jauslin, H.R.
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Fatome, J.
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31 July 2013
Bony, P.-Y.
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Guasoni, M.
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Assémat, E.
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Pitois, S.
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Sugny, D.
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Picozzi, A.
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Jauslin, H.R.
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Fatome, J.
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Bony, P.-Y., Guasoni, M., Assémat, E., Pitois, S., Sugny, D., Picozzi, A., Jauslin, H.R. and Fatome, J.
(2013)
Optical flip-flop memory and data packet switching operation based on polarization bistability in a telecommunication optical fiber.
Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 30 (8), .
(doi:10.1364/JOSAB.30.002318).
Abstract
We report the experimental observation of bistability and hysteresis phenomena of the polarization signal in a telecommunication optical fiber. This process occurs in a counter-propagating configuration in which the optical beam nonlinearly interacts with its own Bragg-reflected replica at the fiber output. The proof of principle of optical flip-flop memory and 10 Gbit/s routing operation is also reported based on this polarization bistability. Finally, we also provide a general physical understanding of this behavior on the basis of a geometrical analysis of an effective model of the dynamics. Good quantitative agreement between theory and experiment is obtained.
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Published date: 31 July 2013
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