• 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