• DocumentCode
    1317720
  • Title

    4.65 Gbit/s optical four-bit pattern matching using silica-based waveguide circuit

  • Author

    Nishikido, J. ; Okuno, M. ; Himeno, A.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Commun. Switching Labs., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    1766
  • Lastpage
    1767
  • Abstract
    An ultra-fast coherent optical pattern matching circuit fabricated with silica-based waveguides on a silicon substrate is presented. This circuit can detect any specified pattern in an ultra-fast optical signal sequence. Experimental four bit pattern matching is successfully demonstrated at a bit-rate of 4.65 Gbit/s.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical waveguides; pattern recognition; silicon compounds; 4.65 Gbit/s; Si; Si-SiO 2; optical broadband communications networks; optical four-bit pattern matching; optical signal sequence; silica-based waveguide circuit; silicon substrate; ultra-fast coherent optical pattern matching circuit;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19901134
  • Filename
    83101