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
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