Title :
Ultrafast all-optical pattern matching based on differential spin excitation
Author :
Yasui, Takako ; Takahashi, Ryo ; Suzuki, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa Pref., Japan
fDate :
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose an ultrafast all-optical pattern matching scheme using differential spin excitation. Exclusive OR operation of a comparator using this scheme is experimentally confirmed for single optical pulses, and all-optical pattern matching is demonstrated for 100-Gb/s 16-bit optical packet.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; logic gates; optical logic; optical switches; packet switching; pattern matching; 100 Gbit/s; comparator; differential spin excitation; exclusive OR; optical packet; ultrafast all-optical pattern matching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pattern matching; Quantum well devices; Ultrafast optics; All-optical pattern matching; differential spin excitation; optical packet; spin polarization;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.848547
