All-optical NOR and XNOR logic gates at 2 Tb/s based on two-photon absorption in quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amer Kotb ◽  
Chunlei Guo
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Optical Amplifiers ◽  
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers ◽  
Logic Gates ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
All Optical

scholarly journals Performance of All-Optical XNOR Gate Based on Two-Photon Absorption in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amer Kotb
Keyword(s):  
Optical Amplifiers ◽  
Input Pulse ◽  
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Optical Logic ◽  
Two Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Xnor Gate ◽  
All Optical ◽  
The Impact

All-optical logic XNOR gate is realized by a series combination of XOR and INVERT gates. This Boolean function is realized by using Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) and exploiting the nonlinear effect of two-photon absorption (TPA) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). The employed model takes into account the impact of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), input pulse energy, pulsewidth, SOAs carrier lifetime, and linewidth enhancement factor (α-factor) on the gate’s output quality factor (Q-factor). The outcome of this study shows that the all-optical XNOR gate is indeed feasible with the proposed scheme at 250 Gb/s with both logical correctness and acceptable quality.

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