Realization of optical logic gates using thermal lens effect

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4595, Issue , 2001, Pages 100-106

  Kurian, Achamma ^a   Unnikrishnan, K P ^a   Gopinath, Pramod ^a   Paul, Binoy ^a   Nampoori, V P N ^a   Vallabhan, C P G ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

NAND; Optical logic gates; PMMA; Thermal lensing; XOR

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LOGIC GATES; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

THERMAL SENSING;

OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION;

EID: 0035770521     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.446598     Document Type: Conference Paper

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