Title :
High-speed optical-optical logic gate for optical computers
Author :
Suzuki, Yuya ; Shimada, Junichi ; Yamashita, Hiromasa
Author_Institution :
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Radio- and Opto-Electronics Division, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A laser diode having a saturable absorber within its cavity is proposed as an optically triggered optical logic gate. A threshold characteristic, a small delay time, a short output pulse and a possibility of integration of the gate lasers are predicted by theoretical analysis.
Keywords :
integrated logic circuits; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; logic gates; optical information processing; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor junction lasers; Al0.05Ga0.15As active layer; GaAs absorption layer; cavity resonator; integrated optoelectronics; laser diode; nonlinear optics; optical computers; optical information processing; optical logic gate; optical triggering; saturable absorber; semiconductor lasers; short output pulse; small delay time; threshold characteristic;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850114
