Title :
Missing pieces in the puzzle of ultra-high speed all-optical logic
Author :
Vlachos, K. ; Zoiros, K. ; Houbavlis, T. ; Hatziefremidis, A. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We demonstrate Boolean XOR operation at 10 Gbps using an SOA assisted Sagnac interferometer and an optical clock multiplication circuit that may be used for local gate synchronization. The XOR operation of the SOA-assisted Sagnac was verified using two modulated optical control beams A and B that may take a logical O and 1. The logical output is imprinted on a third optical beam (CLK) which is held on input continuously to a logical 1 and is monitored at the transmission port T of the gate
Keywords :
clocks; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometers; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; synchronisation; 10 Gbit/s; Boolean XOR operation; SOA assisted Sagnac interferometer; local gate synchronization; logical output; modulated optical control beams; optical clock multiplication circuit; third optical beam; transmission port; ultra-high speed all-optical logic; Circuits; Clocks; Logic; Optical beams; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811960
