• DocumentCode
    1154358
  • Title

    40 Gbit/s all-optical XOR gate based on hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer

  • Author

    Webb, R.P. ; Manning, R.J. ; Maxwell, G.D. ; Poustie, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Corning Res. Centre, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    79
  • Lastpage
    81
  • Abstract
    A 40 Gbit/s all-optical XOR gate that uses a novel topology to allow high-speed operation is demonstrated. The gate used is a Mach-Zehnder interferometer comprising a hybrid-integrated planar silica waveguide structure and semiconductor optical amplifiers.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical logic; optical planar waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 40 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s all-optical XOR gate; SiO2; all-optical signal processing; high-speed operation; hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; hybrid-integrated planar SiO2 waveguide structure; semiconductor optical amplifiers; topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030010
  • Filename
    1182364
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1154358