Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 9, Issue 3, 181(2013)
AND gate based on two-photon absorption in semiconductor optical amplifier
An all-optical logic AND gate based on two-photon absorption (TPA) in semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is simulated. By solving the rate equations of SOA in the form of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), the performance of AND gate is numerically investigated. The model takes the effects of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and pulse energy on the system’s quality factor (Q-factor) into account. Results show that the all-optical AND gate based on TPA in SOA-MZI based structure is feasible at 250 Gbit/s with a proper Q-factor.
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Amer Kotb. AND gate based on two-photon absorption in semiconductor optical amplifier[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2013, 9(3): 181
Received: Nov. 28, 2012
Accepted: --
Published Online: Oct. 12, 2017
The Author Email: Kotb Amer (amer_22003@yahoo.com)