IOLOS Integrated optical logic using microring bistable semiconductor

IOLOS Integrated optical logic using micro-ring bistable semiconductor lasers Funding source European Union Program Specific Target Research project - IST Duration sept 2006 – sept 2009 Local funding 91 KEu Participants IFISC A. Scirè, A. Pérez, T. Pérez, R. Zambrini, P. Colet, C. R. Mirasso Participants UIB S. Balle, J. Javaloyes Academic partners U. of Bristol (C), U. of Glasgow, U. di Pavia, Vrije U. Brussels Industrial partners Siemens , Intense Photonics, Bookham tech. (A) Keywords Optoelectronics, Optical Logic OBJECTIVES • Establish directional bistability conditions/robustness • Describe directional switching in terms of involved physical processes 10/01/2008 http: //ifisc. uib. es

Model structure framework (WP 3) Performed work and WPs interaction COLD CAVITY MODEL EXP. WP 4 Modal structure A. Pérez et al (in prep) Boundary conditions Travelling Wave Model Rate Equations Langevin formulation Noise spectra Multimode/fast (ps) Spatio temporal dynamics Parameters estraction Rate Equations 10/01/2008 A. Pérez et al (in prep) Parameters estraction Monomode dynamics (ns) EXP. WP 6 T. Pèrez et al Optics Express (2007) Reduced Rate Equations Regimes boundaries G. Van de Sande et al (sub) http: //ifisc. uib. es

Achievements ü Cold cavity model ü Modal structure in agreement with experiments ü Travelling wave model ü 1/2 hour simulation for 1 s of wide band (THz) spatiotemporal dynamics ü Pre-IOLOS results recovered ü Optical Spectra in qualitative agreement with experiments ü Rate equations model ü Upper limits for switching characteristics + insight on the physics ü Noise spectra and correlations (numeric and analytics) ü Reduced rate equations model ü Full bifurcation analysis ü Conditions and robustness of directional bistability in SRL Local Scientific outputs 8 conference contributions (2 invited talks), 1 published journal paper, 2 submitted, 2 in preparation, 1 Master Thesis. 10/01/2008 http: //ifisc. uib. es