{"title":"Tristable all-optical flip-flop using coupled nonlinear cavities","authors":"K. Huybrechts, B. Maes, G. Morthier, R. Baets","doi":"10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444377","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate symmetry breaking in a multistable system composed of three coupled nonlinear cavities. Using positive pulses it is possible to switch between the asymmetric states, thus resulting in tristable flip-flop behaviour. Coupled-mode theory gives analytical results and precise insight into the intricate dynamical behaviour.","PeriodicalId":114191,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2008-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2008 IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444377","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Abstract
We demonstrate symmetry breaking in a multistable system composed of three coupled nonlinear cavities. Using positive pulses it is possible to switch between the asymmetric states, thus resulting in tristable flip-flop behaviour. Coupled-mode theory gives analytical results and precise insight into the intricate dynamical behaviour.