Title :
Numerical Investigation of a 160-Gb/s Reconfigurable Photonic Logic Gate Based on Cross-Phase Modulation in Fibers
Author :
Bogris, Adonis ; Velanas, Pantelis ; Syvridis, Dimitris
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Informatics & Telecommun., Univ. of Athens, Illisia
fDate :
3/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple reconfigurable all-optical logic gate based on cross-phase modulation in highly nonlinear fibers is numerically demonstrated. Fine performance at 160 Gb/s is obtained for five logic functions (xor, or, nand, nor and not). The implementation simplicity and the high-bit-rate operation make the proposed device suitable for ultrafast applications in the emerging all-optical networks
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; logic gates; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical fibres; optical logic; optical modulation; phase modulation; 160 Gbit/s; all-optical logic gate; all-optical networks; cross-phase modulation; high-bit-rate operation; highly nonlinear fibers; logic functions; optical fibers; photonic logic gate; ultrafast applications; Fiber nonlinear optics; Logic gates; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Probes; Reconfigurable logic; Ultrafast optics; Cross-phase modulation (XPM); nonlinear fiber optics; optical logic;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.891977
