Title :
All-Optical NOT Gate Using Periodical Poled Lithium Niobate Waveguides
Author :
Lin, Shih-Chiang ; Sun, Nai-Hsiang ; Chiang, Jung-Sheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng, I-Shou Univ., Kaohsiung
Abstract :
Using multi-stage periodic poled lithium niobate waveguides, an all-optical NOT gate with the output extinction ratio of 17 dB is proposed in this paper. Without changing the wavelength, the wavelength of the output inverted data stream is the same as that of the input data stream.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical logic; optical materials; optical waveguides; LiNbO3; NOT gate; multistage waveguides; periodical poled waveguides; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391518
