Title :
10 Gbit/s all-optical composite logic gates with XOR, NOR, OR and NAND functions using SOA-MZI structures
Author :
Kim, J.-Y. ; Kang, J.-M. ; Kim, T.-Y. ; Han, S.-K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
fDate :
3/2/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical composite logic gates with XOR, NOR, OR and NAND functions using a parallel semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure that enables simultaneous operations of various logic functions have been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The proposed scheme is robust and feasible for high-speed all-optical logic operation with high extinction ratio.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; logic gates; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; NAND functions; NOR functions; OR functions; SOA-MZI structures; XOR functions; all-optical composite logic gates; all-optical logic operation; logic functions; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20063501
