• DocumentCode
    2107456
  • Title

    Photonic Logic Operations with Nonlinear Semiconductor Etalons Exploiting Saturable Absorption in Multiple Quantum Wells

  • Author

    Porzi, C. ; Guina, M. ; Bogoni, A. ; Poti, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    896
  • Lastpage
    897
  • Abstract
    This paper proposes an inverse-SA nonlinear etalon, based on saturable absorption in multiple quantum wells (MQWs), for NAND and NOR logical operations. Device performances are numerically investigated together with a heuristic recipe for avoiding settling of bistability.
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot interferometers; integrated optics; optical logic; optical saturable absorption; quantum well devices; Fabry-Perot cavity; NAND logical operation; NOR logical operation; heuristic recipe; inverse-SA nonlinear etalon; multiple quantum wells; nonlinear etalons; photonic logic; saturable absorption; semiconductor etalons; Absorption; Logic; Mirrors; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Probes; Quantum well devices; Reflectivity; Resonance; Throughput;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0925-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382698
  • Filename
    4382698