Optical pattern recognition by use of a segmented semiconductor optical amplifier.
A technique for high-speed, all-optical pattern recognition based on cross correlation in a segmented semiconductor optical amplifier (SSOA) is presented. A counterpropagating pump-probe setup is used to perform cross correlation of the spatial gain-loss pattern in the SSOA with the optical data pattern (pump), and the result is read out with a counterpropagating probe. Cross correlation of 4-bit patterns at 85 Gbits/s is experimentally demonstrated. Simulations show reasonable agreement with experimental measurements and are used to address scalability to higher bit rates and longer data patterns.
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Petruzzi
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Richardson
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Van Leeuwen
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Moulton
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Heim
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Dagenais
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Goldhar