Ultrafast all-optical processor based on quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-41

  Ben Ezra, Y ^a   Lembrikov, B I ^a   Haridim, M ^a  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

All optical logic gates; Optical networks; Quantum dot (QD); Regeneration; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Wavelength conversion (WC); XOR

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC GATES; LOGIC OPERATIONS; OPTICAL 3R REGENERATION; OPTICAL NETWORKS; QUANTUM DOT SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; QUANTUM DOTS; THEORETICAL MODELS; ULTRA-FAST; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LOGIC GATES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 65349119246     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2008.2003497     Document Type: Article

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