Experimental demonstration of all-optical logic gates using cross-polarization modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4935, Issue , 2002, Pages 495-502

  Soto, Horacio ^a   Topomondzo, Joseph ^b   Erasme, Didier ^b   Guekos, George ^c   Castro, M ^a  

^a Div de Fisica Aplicada   (Mexico)

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Boolean Functions; Optical Logic Devices; Optical Propagation in Nonlinear Media; Optical Waveguides; Optoelectronic Devices; Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLARIZATION;

SYNCHRONIZED CLOCKS;

LOGIC GATES;

EID: 0037964243     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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