Title :
Ultrafast all-optical logic gates with silicon nanocrystal-based slot waveguides
Author :
Oton, C.J. ; Matres, J. ; Martínez, A. ; Sanchis, P. ; Colonna, J.P. ; Ratin, C. ; Fedeli, J.M. ; Martí, J.
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
We report an ultrafast (<;;40ps) all-optical XOR logic gate based on a silicon nanocrystal-based horizontal slot waveguide. The device consists of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with three input ports, and is driven by ~200mW peak power.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; logic gates; nanostructured materials; optical logic; optical waveguides; silicon; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Si; silicon nanocrystal-based horizontal slot waveguides; ultrafast all-optical logic gates; Kerr effect; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber couplers; Probes; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6344-2
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643391
