Title :
All-optical logic gates using semiconductor optical amplifier assisted by optical filter
Author :
Li, Z. ; Liu, Y. ; Zhang, S. ; Ju, H. ; de Waardt, H. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Lenstra, D.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
A simple all-optical logic device, composed of an SOA and an optical filter, is proposed. By utilising optical filtering, multi-logic functions (AND, OR and XOR) are demonstrated at 10 Gbit/s using the same setup, under different operation conditions. Simulations indicate that the device can operate at much higher bit rate.
Keywords :
optical filters; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; SOA; all-optical logic device; all-optical logic gates; multi-logic function; optical filter; optical filtering; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20053385
