• DocumentCode
    444332
  • Title

    Ultrafast all-optical Boolean XOR logic using semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Sagnac switch

  • Author

    Zoiros, K.E. ; Houbavlis, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    960
  • Abstract
    All-optical Boolean XOR logic is demonstrated using a semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Sagnac switch for full duty cycle and bit pattern switching at 20 GHz and 20 Gb/s, with low signal energies and negligible pattern effect.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical logic; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; 20 GHz; 20 Gbit/s; Sagnac switch; bit pattern switching; semiconductor optical amplifier; ultrafast all-optical Boolean XOR logic; Boolean functions; Clocks; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548996
  • Filename
    1548996
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=444332