DocumentCode
3384313
Title
All-optical NAND/NOR Logic Gates with Passive Nonlinear Etalon Exploiting Absorption Saturation in Semiconductor MQWs
Author
Porzi, C. ; Guina, M. ; Bogoni, A. ; Poti, L.
Author_Institution
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
fYear
2007
fDate
19-22 Aug. 2007
Firstpage
139
Lastpage
140
Abstract
We demonstrate NAND and NOR operation through nonlinear etalon embedding multiple quantum wells semiconductor saturable absorber. The cavity is designed to exhibit an inverse saturable absorber behavior. The device is passive, compact, and polarization independent.
Keywords
interferometers; logic gates; semiconductor quantum wells; NAND/NOR logic gates; absorption saturation; all-optical logical operators; passive nonlinear etalon; semiconductor multiple-quantum-wells; Absorption; Logic gates; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Probes; Quantum well devices; Reflectivity; Resonance; Switches; all-optical logical operators; all-optical processing; semiconductor multiple-quantum-wells;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-1122-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PS.2007.4300783
Filename
4300783
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