Title :
Design rules for full pattern-operated all-optical XOR gate with single semiconductor optical amplifier-based ultrafast nonlinear interferometer
Author :
Zoiros, K.E. ; Siarkos, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Abstract :
The feasibility of implementing an ultrafast all-optical XOR gate using a single semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (UNI) is theoretically investigated and demonstrated. The numerical simulation conducted for this purpose allows to assess the impact of the involved critical parameters on the performance of the specific interferometric module in full data-loaded dual rail switching mode and extract basic design rules for pattern-free and error-free operation.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; logic gates; numerical analysis; optical design techniques; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; full data-loaded dual rail switching mode; full pattern-operated all-optical XOR gate; numerical simulation; single semiconductor optical amplifier; ultrafast nonlinear interferometer; Clocks; Gain; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Systems Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), 2010 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Newcastle upon Tyne
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8858-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-86135-369-6
