Title :
42Gbit/s All-Optical Pattern Recognition System
Author :
Webb, R.P. ; Yang, Xu ; Manning, R.J. ; Maxwell, G.D. ; Poustie, A.J. ; Lardenois, R.P.S. ; Cotter, D.
Author_Institution :
Tyndall Nat. Inst., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
We propose a novel programmable pattern recognition system employing all-optical logic gates and experimentally demonstrate key functions at 42 Gbit/s. Gate count is independent of target length and the temporal position of the target is identified.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical information processing; optical logic; pattern recognition; pattern recognition equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; MZI-SOA; all-optical logic gates; all-optical pattern recognition system; bit rate 42 Gbit/s; gate count; hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder semiconductor optical amplifier interferometers; programmable pattern recognition system; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pattern recognition; Synchronization;
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.2008.4528630
