Title :
Logical gates realized by optical tunnelling
Author :
Degeratu, Vasile ; Schiopu, Paul ; Degeratu, Stefania
Abstract :
The advantages which result from combining electronic and optical elements, integrated on a common semiconductor substrate led to the manufacturing of integrated optoelectronical circuits on a large industrial scale. In this paper, the authors present from theoretical point of view, the realization by integrated optoelectronic technology of some logical gates as OR, AND and NOT. These logical gates are based especially on a phenomenon specific to photonics and integrated optoelectronics called the phenomenon of optical tunnelling
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; optical directional couplers; optical logic; optical waveguides; tunnelling; AND logical gates; NOT logical gates; OR logical gates; common semiconductor substrate; electronic elements; integrated optoelectronical circuits; integrated optoelectronics; large industrial scale; logical gates; optical elements; optical tunnelling; Electronics industry; Industrial electronics; Integrated circuit manufacture; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optics; Integrated optoelectronics; Manufacturing industries; Semiconductor device manufacture; Substrates; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference, 2001. CAS 2001 Proceedings. International
Conference_Location :
Sinaia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6666-2
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2001.967449
