Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

A Simple Experiment of Simulating Optical Flip-Flop Operator with Two Oscilloscopes and Photodiodes

Ching-Sheu Wang, Nei-Po Chen, Jow-Tsong Shy, Yih-Shun Gou

Published Jun 1, 1993• 1 citation

Abstract

A coupled hybrid optical bistable device composed of two oscilloscopes and two photodiode detectors has been constructed. This device is used to experimentally simulate the basic feature of the flip-flop operator proposed by Otsuka [Opt. Lett. 14 (1989) 72]. Most importantly, it allows us to model the system easily, and hence the condition of an occurrence of the flip-flop operation is accordingly predicted by the linear stability analysis. Furthermore, the influences of symmetry property of the optical system upon the flip-flop operation have been discussed as well.

DOI: 10.1143/jjap.32.2674

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