Title :
Spectral logic gates for byte-wide WDM signal processing
Author :
Paiella, R. ; Hunziker, G. ; Vahala, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose a new class of all-optical logic gates based on four-wave mixing, designed to operate on multiwavelength input signals. We demonstrate the XOR function with two 2.5-Gbit/s modulated input signals.
Keywords :
logic gates; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; Gbit/s modulated input signals; XOR function; all-optical logic gates; byte-wide WDM signal processing; four-wave mixing; multiwavelength input signals; spectral logic gates; Logic gates; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic integrated circuits; Physics; Signal processing; Solids; Tellurium; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.765989
