Title :
All-optical digital half-subtracter/adder using semiconductor optical amplifiers and a PPLN waveguide
Author :
McGeehan, J.E. ; Kumar, S. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Syst., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical digital half-subtracter/adder that performs bit-wise subtraction and addition of two binary data streams. Two SOAs and a periodically-poled lithium-niobate waveguide generate borrow, difference/sum, and carry outputs with maximum 1.0-dB power penalty.
Keywords :
adders; lithium compounds; optical logic; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; LiNbO3; SOA; all-optical digital half-subtracter-adder; binary data stream; bit-wise addition; bit-wise subtraction; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide; semiconductor optical amplifier; Adders; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202024
