Title :
Ultrafast all-optical Boolean XOR logic using semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Sagnac switch
Author :
Zoiros, K.E. ; Houbavlis, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Abstract :
All-optical Boolean XOR logic is demonstrated using a semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Sagnac switch for full duty cycle and bit pattern switching at 20 GHz and 20 Gb/s, with low signal energies and negligible pattern effect.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical logic; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; 20 GHz; 20 Gbit/s; Sagnac switch; bit pattern switching; semiconductor optical amplifier; ultrafast all-optical Boolean XOR logic; Boolean functions; Clocks; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548996
