Title :
Reconfigurable electro-optical logic in silicon photonic integrated circuits
Author :
Xu, Qianfan ; Soref, Richard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
The paper presents a new optical directed logic architecture that is based on a regular array of integrated optical switches. The same circuit can be reconfigured to perform different combinational logic functions. Its application in network routing is discussed.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical logic; silicon; Si; combinational logic functions; integrated optical switches; network routing; optical directed logic architecture; reconfigurable electro-optical logic; silicon photonic integrated circuits; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Routing; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053708
