All Optical Logic Gates Based on Cross Phase Modulation in a Nonlinear Fiber Interferometer,

Abstract

All-optical logic gates have been demonstrated using nonlinear waveguide devices. In such devices, optical fibers are increasingly used, since their optical Kerr effect is very fast, and their low-loss waveguide structure allows a long interaction length and relatively low power. For example, an AND gate based on intensity-dependent polarization rotation, XOR and AND gates based on soliton trapping, a NOR gate based on soliton dragging, and AND, NOT, XOR, and XNOR gates have been demonstrated in polarization-maintaining fibers.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADP007615

Entities

People

  • J. M. Jeong
  • M. E. Marhic

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fibers
  • Intensity
  • Interferometers
  • Kerr Effects
  • Logic
  • Logic Gates
  • Modulation
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Kerr Effect
  • Phase Modulation
  • Polarization
  • United Kingdom
  • Wave Phenomena
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.