All-optical XOR gate using polarization rotation in single highly nonlinear fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1232-1234

  Yu, Changyuan ^a   Christen, Louis ^a   Luo, Ting ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Pan, Zhongqi ^a,b   Yan, Lian Shan ^a   Willner, Alan E ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

Author keywords

Four wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

ALL-OPTICAL XOR GATE; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; POLARIZATION ROTATION;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 20544469849     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.846918     Document Type: Article

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