Title :
All-optical digital 3-input AND gate using sum- and difference-frequency generation in PPLN waveguide
Author :
McGeehan, J.E. ; Giltrelli, M. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Syst., Univ. of Southern California, CA
Abstract :
Demonstrated is an all-optical bit-wise 3-input AND gate using a single periodically-poled-lithium-niobate (PPLN) waveguide as a nonlinear optical element. The module generates output `1´ bits only when all inputs are `1´, with negligible power penalty
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical logic; optical waveguides; PPLN waveguide; all-optical AND gate; digital 3-input AND gate; nonlinear optical element; periodically-poled-lithium-niobate waveguide; sum-and difference-frequency generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20073430
