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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300783
