Photonic integrator-based optical memory unit

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 209-211

  Asghari, Mohammad H ^a   Azaña, José ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gratings; optical computing; optical logic devices; optical memories; optical signal processing

Indexed keywords

GRATINGS; OPTICAL COMPUTING; OPTICAL LOGIC DEVICE; OPTICAL MEMORY; OPTICAL SIGNALS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LOGIC DEVICES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

OPTICAL DATA STORAGE;

EID: 79251498286     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2096806     Document Type: Article

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