Title :
20 Gb/s all-optical XOR with UNI gate
Author :
Bintjas, C. ; Kalyvas, M. ; Theophilopoulos, G. ; Stathopoulos, T. ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Occhi, L. ; Schares, L. ; Guekos, G. ; Hansmann, S. ; Ara, R. Dall´
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
fDate :
7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical Boolean XOR is demonstrated on a 20 Gb/s pseudodata pattern using a semiconductor optical amplifier-based ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (UNI) switch. Bit pattern switching with low-pattern dependence and low switching energies is achieved.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 20 Gbit/s; Gb/s all-optical XOR logic gate; Gb/s pseudodata pattern; UNI gate; UNI switch; all-optical Boolean XOR; bit pattern switching; low switching energies; low-pattern dependence; semiconductor optical amplifier-based ultrafast nonlinear interferometer switch; Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Switches; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
