All-optical logic XOR functionality in an integrated SOA-MZI

Hongmin Chen; Guanghao Zhu; Qiang Wang; James J. Jaques; Juerg Leuthold; Alfonso B. Piccirilli; Niloy K. Dutta

doi:10.1117/12.475523

11 July 2002 All-optical logic XOR functionality in an integrated SOA-MZI

Hongmin Chen, Guanghao Zhu, Qiang Wang, James J. Jaques, Juerg Leuthold, Alfonso B. Piccirilli, Niloy K. Dutta

Proceedings Volume 4870, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475523
Event: ITCom 2002: The Convergence of Information Technologies and Communications, 2002, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

All optical XOR functionality has been demonstrated experimentally using an integrated SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) at 20 Gb/s. The performance of the XOR results has been analyzed by solving the rate equation of the SOA numerically. The high-speed operation is limited by the carrier lifetime in the SOA. In order to solve the limitations imposed by carrier lifetime, a differential scheme for XOR operation has been experimentally investigated. This scheme is potentially capable of XOR operation to > 100 Gb/s.

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Hongmin Chen, Guanghao Zhu, Qiang Wang, James J. Jaques, Juerg Leuthold, Alfonso B. Piccirilli, and Niloy K. Dutta "All-optical logic XOR functionality in an integrated SOA-MZI", Proc. SPIE 4870, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications II, (11 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475523

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