Operation properties of a reconfigurable photonic logic gate based on cross phase modulation in highly nonlinear fibers

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-73

  Velanas, P ^a   Bogris, A ^a   Syvridis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cross phase modulation (XPM); Nonlinear optics; Optical logic; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; LOGIC GATES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PHASE MODULATION;

ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC GATES; CROSS PHASE MODULATION; HIGHLY NONLINEAR FIBERS; OPTICAL LOGIC; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; RECONFIGURABLE PHOTONICS; SIGNAL WAVELENGTH; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE;

EID: 55949129966     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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