All-optical xor logic gate based on self-phase modulation of a semiconductor optical amplifier without an additional synchronized clock

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E84-B, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 330-332

  Lee, Hyuek Jae ^a   Park, Chang Soo ^a  

^a Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

All optical XOR logic gate; Self phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHASE MODULATION; SYNCHRONIZATION;

SELF-PHASE MODULATION (SPM); SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA);

LOGIC GATES;

EID: 0034818356     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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