Directed xor/xnor logic gates using U-to-U waveguides and two microring resonators

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-21

  Tian, Yonghui ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Yang, Lin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

Directed logic; microring resonators; XOR and XNOR operations

Indexed keywords

DIRECTED LOGIC; ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; LOGICAL OPERATIONS; MICRORING RESONATOR; OPTICAL LOGIC CIRCUITS; OPTICAL SIGNALS; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS; WAVEGUIDE CROSSINGS; XOR AND XNOR OPERATIONS;

LOGIC CIRCUITS; WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 84871723075     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2012.2227307     Document Type: Article

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