1 Tb/s high quality factor NAND gate using quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers in Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Journal of Computational Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 555-561

  Kotb, A ^a,b   Zoiros, K E ^c  

^a Fayoum University   (Egypt)

^b NORTHERN BORDER UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amplified spontaneous emission; Mach Zehnder interferometer; NAND gate; Quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC; AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSIONS; DATA SIGNALS; HIGH QUALITY FACTORS; MACHZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS (MZI); NAND GATE; QUANTUM DOT SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84903594769     PISSN: 15698025     EISSN: 15728137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10825-014-0567-y     Document Type: Article

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