DocumentCode
3203623
Title
Ultrafast all-optical logic gates with silicon nanocrystal-based slot waveguides
Author
Oton, C.J. ; Matres, J. ; Martínez, A. ; Sanchis, P. ; Colonna, J.P. ; Ratin, C. ; Fedeli, J.M. ; Martí, J.
Author_Institution
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
fYear
2010
fDate
1-3 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
171
Lastpage
173
Abstract
We report an ultrafast (<;;40ps) all-optical XOR logic gate based on a silicon nanocrystal-based horizontal slot waveguide. The device consists of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with three input ports, and is driven by ~200mW peak power.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; logic gates; nanostructured materials; optical logic; optical waveguides; silicon; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Si; silicon nanocrystal-based horizontal slot waveguides; ultrafast all-optical logic gates; Kerr effect; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber couplers; Probes; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Beijing
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6344-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643391
Filename
5643391
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