Title :
All-optical multiple logic gates using parallel SOA-MZI structures
Author :
Kim, Joo-Youp ; Han, Sang-Kook ; Lee, Seok
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We have proposed and experimentally demonstrated all-optical multiple logic gates with XOR, NOR, OR, and NAND functions using SOA-MZI structures that enable simultaneous operations of various logic functions with high ER at high speed.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; logic gates; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; NAND function; NOR function; OR function; XOR function; all-optical logic gates; extinction ratio; logic functions; multiple logic gates; parallel SOA-MZI structures; Arm; Erbium; High speed optical techniques; Logic functions; Logic gates; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Photonics; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547914
