An all-optical AND gate based on asymmetric SOA-assisted Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Xiaohua Ye; Huiliang Ye; Xuguang Huang; Peida Ye

doi:10.1117/12.804028

11 November 2008 An all-optical AND gate based on asymmetric SOA-assisted Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Xiaohua Ye, Huiliang Ye, Xuguang Huang, Peida Ye

Proceedings Volume 7136, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems VI; 71363Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804028
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2008, Hangzhou, China

Abstract

In this paper, a scheme for all-optical AND gate which exploits the cross-phase modulation (XPM) effect in an asymmetric semiconductor-optical-amplifier-assisted Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (SOA-MZI) has been proposed for the first time. No additional input beam such as a clock signal or continuous light is employed in the design, which is required in other AND operations. The scheme is validated and the system performance under various parameters is investigated through numerical simulations. This logic gate is helpful for future all-optical signal processing configurations.

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Xiaohua Ye, Huiliang Ye, Xuguang Huang, and Peida Ye "An all-optical AND gate based on asymmetric SOA-assisted Mach-Zehnder Interferometer", Proc. SPIE 7136, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems VI, 71363Y (11 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.804028

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