Low input intensity, high contrast optical AND gate based on Vertical-Cavity Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (VCSOAs)

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  Wen, Pengyue ^a   Sanchez, Michael ^a   Gross, Matthias ^a   Esener, Sadik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

DIFFERENTIAL GAIN; HIGH CONTRAST; OPTICAL AND GATE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SWITCHING POWER; VERTICAL-CAVITY SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0344448683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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