Ultrafast all-optical logic gate using a nonlinear optical loop mirror based multi-periodic transfer function.
A complete set of all-optical logic gate operations using a nonlinear-optical-loop-mirror-based multi-periodic transfer function is proposed. This scheme can operate all of sixteen two-input logic operations without changing configuration. We experimentally demonstrate AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, and XNOR operations at 40 Gbit/s in a single configuration. We investigate the limitation of processing speed, and numerical simulation will show the feasibility of the processing speed up to 350 Gbit/s.
Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, Graduate school of engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. miyoshi@pn.comm.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Yuji
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Miyoshi
Kensuke
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Ikeda
Hideaki
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Tobioka
Takashi
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Inoue
Shu
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Namiki
Ken-ichi
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Kitayama