Title :
Time-domain tools for the investigation of gain-quenched laser logic
Author :
Bond, Tiziana C. ; Kallman, Jeffrey S.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
Integrated all-optical logic gates that exploit the optical gain quenching effect in laterally optically pumped semiconductor multi-section edge-emitting lasers (SMEELs) are described. An accurate 2D time-domain (TD) model was solved using an FFT based BPM that was implemented to investigate the gates´ gain, modulation depth, and speed. Lasers with optical gain control capable of routing and logic functions are demonstrated via the gain quenching effect.
Keywords :
fast Fourier transforms; optical logic; optical modulation; radiation quenching; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; time-domain analysis; FFT; fast Fourier transform; gain quenched laser logic; logic functions; modulation depth; optical gain control; optical gain quenching effect; optical logic gates; optically pumped semiconductor multisection edge-emitting lasers; time domain tools; Integrated optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Logic gates; Optical control; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2003 International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8139-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISDRS.2003.1272233
