High-speed low-power photonic transistor devices based on optically-controlled gain or absorption to affect optical interference

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 16806-16824

  Huang, Yingyan ^a   Ho, Seng Tiong ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; TRANSISTORS;

FIGURE OF MERITS; HIGH-SPEED LOW-POWER; LOGICAL OPERATIONS; OPERATING SPEED; OPTICALLY CONTROLLED; PHOTONIC TRANSISTORS; SWITCHING GAIN; SWITCHING POWER;

PHOTONIC DEVICES;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICAL DEVICES; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANSISTORS;

EID: 54249085360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.016806     Document Type: Article

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