All-optical XOR gate using semiconductor optical amplifiers without additional input beam

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1436-1438

  Kim, Jae Hun ^a   Jhon, Young Min ^a   Byun, Young Tae ^a   Lee, Seok ^a   Woo, Deok Ha ^a   Kim, Sun Ho ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

All optical XOR gate; Cross gain modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

CROSS-GAIN MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0036772892     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.801841     Document Type: Article

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