Title :
Ultrafast all-optical NOR gate based on intersubband and interband modulation operating at communication wavelengths
Author :
Naruse, Makoto ; Miyazaki, Tetsuya ; Kubota, Jhmito ; Yoshida, Haruhiko ; Ishikawa, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
An ultrafast all-optical NOR gate using intersubband and interband transitions in quantum wells is proposed. A proof-of-principle experiment is demonstrated using InGaAs/AlAsSb coupled quantum well structures operating at communication wavelengths (1.55 μm and 1.3 μm).
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical logic; quantum well devices; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor quantum wells; telecommunication equipment testing; 1.3 micron; 1.55 micron; InGaAs-AlAsSb; InGaAs/AlAsSb coupled quantum well structures; communication wavelengths; interband modulation; interband transitions; intersubband modulation; intersubband transitions; proof-of-principle experiment; quantum wells; terabit optical networks; ultrafast all-optical NOR gate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Pulse amplifiers; Resonance; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193093
