• DocumentCode
    2661614
  • Title

    All-Optical MZI XOR Logic Gate based on Si Slot Waveguides Filled by Si-nc Embedded in SiO2

  • Author

    Sanchis, P. ; Cuesta-Soto, F. ; Blasco, J. ; Garcia, J. ; Martinez, A. ; Marti, J. ; Riboli, F. ; Pavesi, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    13-15 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    81
  • Lastpage
    83
  • Abstract
    An all-optical XOR logic gate based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed and analyzed. It is implemented with silicon slot waveguides filled with silicon nanocrystals embedded in silica, which show a high nonlinear Kerr effect
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; nanostructured materials; optical Kerr effect; optical logic; optical materials; silicon; silicon compounds; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Si-SiO2; all-optical XOR logic gate; nonlinear Kerr effect; silicon nanocrystals; silicon slot waveguides; Arm; Kerr effect; Logic devices; Logic gates; Nanocrystals; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Repeaters; Silicon; Strips;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ont.
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0096-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708172
  • Filename
    1708172