Title :
All-optical parity checker
Author :
Poustie, A.J. ; Blow, K.J. ; Kelly, A.E. ; Manning, R.J.
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate an all-optical digital processing circuit that checks the parity of binary modulated pulse trains. The circuit contains two semiconductor optical amplifier based all-optical switching gates and operates with bit differential optical delays.
Keywords :
optical logic; parity; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical digital processing circuit; binary modulated pulse train; bit differential delay; parity checker; semiconductor optical amplifier; switching gate; Delay; Digital modulation; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse circuits; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767818
