Title :
Optical AND and NOT gates at 40 Gbps using electro-absorption modulator/photodiode Pairs
Author :
Skogen, Erik J. ; Vawter, G. Allen ; Tauke-Pedretti, Anna ; Peake, Greg M. ; Overberg, Mark E. ; Alford, Charles R. ; Torres, David L. ; Sullivan, Charles T.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optical gate architecture using electro-absorption modulator/photodiode pairs to perform AND and NOT functions. Optical bandwidth for both gates reach 40 GHz. Also shown are AND gate waveforms at 40 Gbps.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; logic gates; optical logic; photodiodes; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; electroabsorption modulator; frequency 40 GHz; optical AND gates; optical NOT gates; photodiode; Integrated optoelectronics; Optical logic devices; Optical switches; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698752
