Novel technique for volatile optical memory using solitons

Recent advances in optics have shown that solitons have a great potential for upgrading the future optical systems which demand fast and reliable data transfer. Along side different architectures have evolved to realize an optical computer. Due to difference in processing speeds of optical and electronic devices and usage of opto-electronic converters the efficiency of the optical computers is affected. In this paper we bring a novel technique for volatile optical memory using solitons which would be part of realizing an optical computer. Also the principle of read and write operations in the soliton based volatile memory systems is shown.

1.0 Introduction

The communication revolution of this era demands fast and reliable data transfer from transmitter to receiver. Optical networks have become an essential requirement in keeping the pace of development in terms of transmission of data, voice and multimedia. Already the industry has responded to this change and various technologies have emerged in optics. The undersea fiber optic connections to ultra-long haul connections indicate the impact of this revolution. Photonics promises to revolutionize the area of information technology and the 21st century, just as electronics revolutionized the past hundred years or so [1]–[2].