Title :
All-optical XOR operation of 40 Gbit/s phase-shift-keyed data using four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Kang, I. ; Dorrer, C. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/15/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical XOR operation of two 40 Gbit/s phase-shift-keyed data is demonstrated for the first time employing four-wave mixing in a semiconductor amplifier. The XOR operation is performed with 0.7 dB degradation in signal-to-noise ratio Q2.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; logic gates; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 0.7 dB; 40 Gbit/s; four wave mixing; optical XOR operation; phase shift keyed data; semiconductor optical amplifier; signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040343
