1. Monolithically Integrated InP Bistable Photonic Waveguide Memory.
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Moschos, T., Pappas, C., Mourgias-Alexandris, G., Alexoudi, T., Vagionas, C., Miliou, A., and Pleros, N.
- Abstract
In this article, we experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, an all-optical bistable monolithically integrated photonic waveguide memory of distinctive simplicity, relying on two travelling waveguide Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers with Cross Gain modulation (SOA-XGM) phenomena. Experimental proof-of-principle memory operation and wavelength switching operation are demonstrated at 5Gb/s, featuring an Extinction Ratio of 6 dB and a 4.6 dB BER penalty, in the case of the memory operation, as well as a power penalty of 3.5 dB at 10โ9 BER value, in the case of the wavelength switching. Being entirely designed and fabricated using standard library-based components, the proposed photonic memory fits within a 3.5 mm waveguide configuration of a generic monolithic InP platform, while its overall footprint is $3.5\times 2$ mm2 demonstrating a footprint reduction of 40% compared to previous hybrid SOA-MZI SR-FF architectures, holding the credentials for a fast photonic memory unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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