DocumentCode
2343441
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
fYear
2005
fDate
25-27 July 2005
Firstpage
179
Lastpage
180
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8981-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528052
Filename
1528052
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