@article{oai:ynu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004245,
 author = {Mukai, Kohki and Kwatuka, aruhiko},
 issue = {5B},
 journal = {Japanese journal of applied physics. Pt. 1, Regular papers & short notes},
 month = {},
 note = {application/pdf, We propose a new all-optical gate device integrating a Mach-Zehnder interferometer in the cavity of a mode-locked laser diode. The device utilizes semiconductor optical amplifiers not only as gain mediums for the mode-locked emission but also as phase shifters for optical switching with the interferometer. The gate opens and shuts with the internal mode-locked optical pulses, eliminating the need for an external optical clock pulse for the switching. Gate timing can be synchronized to input data signals when the saturable absorber with passive mode-locked setup absorbs signal pulses. This function-integrated optical device will aid in reducing the size of future high-bit-rate data processing systems.},
 pages = {L680--L682},
 title = {Novel self-switching optical gate device with internal mode-locked pulses},
 volume = {43},
 year = {2004}
}