All-optical, all-fiber circulating shift register with an inverter

An all-optical fiber Sagnac interferometer switch and erbium amplifier have been combined to form an all-optical 254-bit circulating shift register with an inverter. This simple optical loop memory demonstrates the cascadability of Sagnac interferometer switches.

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 16; no. 24; p. 1999
Main Authors Whitaker, Jr, N A, Gabriel, M C, Avramopoulos, H, Huang, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.12.1991
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Summary:An all-optical fiber Sagnac interferometer switch and erbium amplifier have been combined to form an all-optical 254-bit circulating shift register with an inverter. This simple optical loop memory demonstrates the cascadability of Sagnac interferometer switches.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.16.001999