Title :
All-optical logic XOR using differential scheme and Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Chen, H. ; Zhu, G. ; Wang, Q. ; Jaques, J. ; Leuthold, J. ; Piccirilli, A.B. ; Dutta, N.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
fDate :
10/10/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical Boolean XOR logic using a differential phase modulation scheme of the semiconductor optical amplifier-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The scheme is tested at 10 Gbit/s with full duty cycle operation. The proposed method is attractive because the speed of operation is not limited by the carrier recovery time of the SOA.
Keywords :
Boolean algebra; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical logic; optical modulation; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; Boolean logic; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SOA; all-optical logic XOR; carrier recovery time; differential phase modulation scheme; full duty cycle operation; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020882
