COUPLED-SOLITON PHOTONIC LOGIC GATES - PRACTICAL DESIGN PROCEDURES

被引:31
作者
CANCELLIERI, G
CHIARALUCE, F
GAMBI, E
PIERLEONI, P
机构
[1] Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Automatica, Università di Ancona, Ancona, 60131, Via Brecce Bianche
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D O I
10.1364/JOSAB.12.001300
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The feasibility of AND, OR, and EX-OR functions based on the interaction of optical solitons is proved by use of a five-layer dielectric structure with a nonlinear core. With the exception of the OR logic gate, the design of these devices is rather flexible, offering a wide variety of choices with respect to both the geometrical parameters and the input power levels.
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页码:1300 / 1306
页数:7
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