Demonstration of an all-optical logic OR gate using gain saturation in an SOA

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-42

  Hamie, Ali ^a   Sharaiha, Ammar ^a   Guegan, Mikael ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Brest   (France)

Author keywords

All optical logic functions; All optical OR gate; Semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; FIBER LASERS; GAIN CONTROL; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; PHOTODIODES; SQUARE WAVE GENERATORS;

ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC FUNCTIONS; ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER; EXTINCTION RATIO; GAIN SATURATION; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER;

LOGIC GATES;

EID: 0042784048     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.11120     Document Type: Article

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