Authors:	K. Huybrechts
Title:	A single laser diode for all-optical flip-flop operation
Format:	National Conference Poster
Publication date:	12/2007
Journal/Conference/Book:	FIrW PhD symposium
Volume(Issue):	35
Location:	Ghent, Belgium
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Abstract

We demonstrate the use of a single laser diode as an optical memory element. When continuous wave light is injected in a distributed feedback laser, we can observe a bistability in the lasing power. This bistability can be used for all-optical flip-flop operation.