• DocumentCode
    3522125
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528236
  • Filename
    4528236