Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 7, 072301(2019)

All-optical logic gates and a half-adder based on lithium niobate photonic crystal micro-cavities On the Cover

Chenghao Lu, Bing Zhu, Chuanyi Zhu, Licheng Ge, Yian Liu, Yuping Chen*, and Xianfeng Chen
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  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    (a) Band diagrams in a square lattice PhC with LN (MgO-doped) rods for TE and TM modes. (b) The left is the schematic structure of the W1 waveguide in the Γ-M direction; the right is the FDTD simulation result of the W1 waveguide and the sketch of the light beam coherent interference.
    T-shape W1 waveguides (a) without or (b) with the L2 cavity in an LN PhC and the FDTD simulated different transmission results.
    Three all optical logic gates (a) AND, (b) XOR, and (c) NOT in an LN PhC with different micro-cavities locations.
    FDTD simulated transmission of (a) AND and (b) XOR gates in an LN PhC.
    (a) Schematic structure of the all-optical half-adder in an LN PhC. (b) The FDTD simulated transmission of the all-optical half-adder.
    • Table 1. Truth Table for the AND, XOR, and NOT Logic Gates

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      Table 1. Truth Table for the AND, XOR, and NOT Logic Gates

      Input AInput BANDXORNOT
      0000\
      01011
      1001\
      11100
    • Table 2. Truth Table for the All-optical Half-adder

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      Table 2. Truth Table for the All-optical Half-adder

      Input AInput BOutput C (Carry Digit)Output S (Sum Digit)
      0000
      0101
      1001
      1110
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    Chenghao Lu, Bing Zhu, Chuanyi Zhu, Licheng Ge, Yian Liu, Yuping Chen, Xianfeng Chen. All-optical logic gates and a half-adder based on lithium niobate photonic crystal micro-cavities[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(7): 072301

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical devices

    Received: Jan. 16, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 12, 2019

    Posted: Apr. 12, 2019

    Published Online: Jul. 9, 2019

    The Author Email: Yuping Chen (ypchen@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201917.072301

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