Title :
Exclusive OR circuit for 40 Gbit/s optical signals based on balanced detection and intensity modulation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan
Abstract :
I report a simple XOR circuit for 40 Gbit/s binary signals, which comprises a balanced photo-detector and intensity modulator. Two input signals into the detector produce a signal to drive the modulator for XOR output.
Keywords :
intensity modulation; logic gates; optical logic; optical modulation; photodetectors; XOR circuit; balanced detection; balanced photodetector; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; exclusive OR circuit; intensity modulation; Optical amplifiers; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC