All-optical Binary Counter by Using T Flip-flop: an Implementation

ABSTRACT: All-optical T (Toggle) flip-flop with preset (PR) and clear (CLR) are basic building modules for the development of ultra-high speed all optical binary counter. In this paper, a non-linear material based alloptical switching mechanism is utilized here to realize the all-optical T flip-flop with PR and CLR. A composite slab of linear medium (LM) and non-linear medium (NLM) is used to design the all-optical switch that exploit the attractive features of NLM. These all-optical T flip-flops can find application in the development of several complex all-optical circuits of enhanced performances. Here we demonstrate an all-optical binary 3-bit ripple counter which is nothing but the successive application of the flip flop. This circuit can elevate to a higher bit different counters. As this all optical circuits are purely all-optical in nature, these are very simple as well as very fast. Also the schemes have capacity of cascading.