Title :
All-Optical Comparator Based on Cross Gain Modulation in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Scaffardi, M. ; Lazzeri, E. ; Poti, Luca ; Bogoni, Antonella
Author_Institution :
CNIT, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
An all-optical scheme for comparison of N-bit long Boolean numbers is presented. The scheme, wavelength independent, exploits six SO As. Error-free operations and extinction ratio degradation lower than 1.9 dB are obtained for each output signal.
Keywords :
Boolean functions; comparators (circuits); optical logic; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Boolean numbers; cross gain modulation; optical comparator; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Degradation; Error-free operation; Extinction ratio; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528236
