Title :
All-optical half adder using a PPLN waveguide and an SOA
Author :
Kumar, Sudhakar ; Gurkan, Deniz ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Systems, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical half adder for bit-wise addition of two data streams that simultaneously generates SUM and CARRY (XOR and AND operations, respectively). Error free operation for 27 bits with 2 dB power-penalty is reported.
Keywords :
adders; carry logic; lithium compounds; logic gates; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical logic; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 27 bit; AND; CARRY; LiNbO/sub 3/; PPLN waveguide; SOA; SUM; XOR; all-optical half adder; bit-wise addition;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
