Title :
Demonstration of optoelectronic logic operations with differential pairs of optical thyristors
Author :
Kirk, A.G. ; Thienpont, H. ; Goulet, A. ; Heremans, P. ; Borghs, G. ; Vounckx, R. ; Kuijk, M. ; Veretennicoff, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Applied Phys., Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium
fDate :
3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We show that differential pairs of pnpn optical thyristors can be used as optoelectronic logic elements. The logical operations AND, OR, NAND, and NOR are demonstrated and the functionality of the operation is reconfigured at the bit rate with the use of an additional optical bias bit. This opens the way to the development of fast and highly parallel optoelectronic information processing systems based on arrays of optical thyristors.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; optical logic; parallel architectures; photothyristors; AND; NAND; NOR; OR; additional optical bias bit; bit rate w; differential pairs; highly parallel optoelectronic information processing systems; optical thyristor arrays; optical thyristors; optoelectronic logic elements; optoelectronic logic operations; pnpn optical thyristors; Kirk field collapse effect; Logic arrays; Optical arrays; Optical bistability; Optical computing; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission; Thyristors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
