Title :
All-optical digital 3-input AND gate using sum- and difference-frequency generation in a PPLN waveguide
Author :
McGeehan, J.E. ; Giltrelli, M. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical bit-wise 3-input AND gate using a single periodically-poled-lithium-niobate (PPLN) waveguide as a nonlinear optical element. Our module generates output ´1´ bits only when all inputs are ´1´, with negligible power penalty.
Keywords :
optical frequency conversion; optical logic; optical waveguide components; LiNbO3; PPLN waveguide; all-optical digital 3-input AND gate; difference-frequency generation; nonlinear optical element; periodically-poled-lithium-niobate; sum-frequency generation; Logic; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528052
