Title :
Fully integrated 42.6 Gb/s all-optical XOR gate
Author :
Manning, R.J. ; Ibrahim, S.K. ; Webb, R.P. ; An, Y. ; Poustie, A.J. ; Maxwell, G.D. ; Lardenois, S. ; Harmon, R.A.
Author_Institution :
CIP Technol., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first fully integrated all-optical XOR gate, running at 42.6Gb/s, which has on-chip delays and power splitters. Error-free operation is obtained.
Keywords :
optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bit rate 42.6 Gbit/s; fully integrated all-optical XOR gate; on-chip delays; power splitters; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Phase shifting interferometry; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical signal processing; optical integration;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307768
