DocumentCode
338422
Title
Spectral logic gates for byte-wide WDM signal processing
Author
Paiella, R. ; Hunziker, G. ; Vahala, K.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
4
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
42
Abstract
We propose a new class of all-optical logic gates based on four-wave mixing, designed to operate on multiwavelength input signals. We demonstrate the XOR function with two 2.5-Gbit/s modulated input signals.
Keywords
logic gates; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; Gbit/s modulated input signals; XOR function; all-optical logic gates; byte-wide WDM signal processing; four-wave mixing; multiwavelength input signals; spectral logic gates; Logic gates; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic integrated circuits; Physics; Signal processing; Solids; Tellurium; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-582-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.765989
Filename
765989
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