Chinese Optics, Volume. 16, Issue 5, 1186(2023)

Design of all-optical half-adder based on nonlinear effect and linear interference effect

Jian-ye YANG*, Rong WU, and Hao-chen ZHANG
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Characteristics of nonlinear annular cavity. (a) Structure of nonlinear annular cavity. (b) Normalized power of output port in the band of 1.52−1.58 μm
    Normalized output port powers at (a) low power incidence and (b) high power incidence
    (a) XOR gate structure. (b) Steady state electric field diagram when input is logic '11'
    Half-adder structure
    Half-adder normalized power output curve. (a) Input is logical '01'. (b) Input is logical '10'. (c) Input is logical '11'
    Optimized half-adder structure
    Steady state diagram of half-adder electric field. (a) Input is logical '01'. (b) Input is logical '10'. (c) Input is logical '11'
    Normalized power output curve. (a) Input is logical '01'. (b) Input is logical '10'. (c) Input is logical '11'
    Influence of light source power on output. (a) Impact on CARRY output. (b) Impact on SUM output
    • Table 1. The output parameters of the latter half-adder

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      Table 1. The output parameters of the latter half-adder

      Input (Normalized power)Output (Normalized power)
      ABCARRYSUM
      017.9×10−30.512
      107.8×10−30.505
      110.9264.9×10−4
    • Table 2. Summarized features of proposed structure and previous works

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      Table 2. Summarized features of proposed structure and previous works

      WorksSUM contrast (dB) CARRY contrast (dB) Bit rate (Tbps) Footprint (μm2)
      Ref[18] 9.308.224.55138
      Ref[19] 8.409.296.67192
      Ref[20] 5.645.291.25130
      This work20.1320.690.75623
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    Paper Information

    Category: Original Article

    Received: Jan. 4, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: Jian-ye YANG (1114332211@qq.com)

    DOI:10.37188/CO.EN.2022-0029

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