Title :
Ultracompact all-optical XOR logic gate in a slow-light silicon photonic crystal waveguide
Author :
Husko, C. ; Vo, T.D. ; Corcoran, B. ; Li, J. ; Krauss, T.F. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We demonstrate an ultracompact photonic chip-based all-optical exclusive-OR (XOR) gate via four-wave mixing in a dispersion-engineered silicon photonic crystal waveguide. We achieve error-free operation for 40 Gbit/s differential phase shift keying (DPSK) signals at 30 mW powers.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; elemental semiconductors; logic gates; multiwave mixing; optical logic; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; slow light; DPSK; Si; all-optical exclusive-OR gate; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; differential phase shift keying signals; four-wave mixing; power 30 mW; slow-light photonic crystal waveguide; ultracompact all-optical XOR logic gate; ultracompact photonic chip; Differential phase shift keying; Logic gates; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193691
