Silicon photonic crystal all-optical logic gates

All-optical logic gates, including OR, XOR, NOT, XNOR, and NAND gates, are realized theoretically in a two-dimensional silicon photonic crystal using the light beam interference effect. The ingenious photonic crystal waveguide component design, the precisely controlled optical path difference, and the elaborate device configuration ensure the simultaneous realization of five types of logic gate with low-power and a contrast ratio between the logic states of “1” and “0” as high as 20 dB. High power is not necessary for operation of these logic gate devices. This offers a simple and effective approach for the realization of integrated all-optical logic devices.     

Mach-Zehnder interferometer-based all-optical reversible logic gate

In recent years, reversible logic has emerged as a promising computing paradigm having application in low-power CMOS, quantum computing, nanotechnology and optical computing. Optical logic gates have the potential to work at macroscopic (light pulses carry information), or quantum (single photons carry information) levels with great efficiency. However, relatively little has been published on designing reversible logic circuits in all-optical domain. In this paper, we propose and design a novel scheme of Toffoli and Feynman gates in all-optical domain. We have described their principle of operations and used a theoretical model to assist this task, finally confirming through numerical simulations. Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) can play a significant role in this field of ultra-fast all-optical signal processing. The all-optical reversible circuits presented in this paper will be useful to perform different arithmetic (full adder, BCD adder) and logical (realization of Boolean function) operations in the domain of reversible logic-based information processing.     

Effect of amplified spontaneous emission on semiconductor optical amplifier based all-optical logic

The performances of all-optical logic gates XOR, AND, OR, NOR and NAND based on semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) have been simulated including the effects of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). For the parameters used, all-optical logic gates using SOA are capable of operating at speed of 80 Gb/s.     

Photonic crystal-based all-optical arithmetic circuits without SOA-based switches

Various proposed optical computing devices involve nonlinear optical operation and use semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based switches as fundamental elements for logic operations. Due to the nonlinear operation, these devices suffer from high power that causes problems in very large-scale optical integration. In this paper, a method is proposed to implement arithmetic operations using a photonic crystal (PhC) cell and eliminate the SOA-based switches altogether. The proposed method is employed on designing an all-optical full adder/subtractor circuit that requires only beam combiners and photonic crystal NOT gates.     

光致异构全光逻辑门理论与实验研究

基于双光抽运探测模型，利用偶氮苯聚合物光致异构和光致双折射效应，建立了全光逻辑门的理论分析模型，提出了一种新颖的全光逻辑门设计方案.该方案基于输入抽运光和信号光的强度或偏振态，设计了“与”门、“或”门、“异或”门和“异或非”门等基本功能的全光逻辑门.以掺杂分散红1(DR1)的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)薄膜为样品进行实验，得到了比较好的逻辑门运算实验结果，与理论分析相符合.     

激光混沌并联同步及其在全光逻辑门中的应用研究

提出多量子阱激光器混沌“主-从-响应”式结构同步系统,研究其并联同步在光学逻辑门中的应用. 利用一个注入多量子阱激光器混沌系统注入驱动实现了两个响应多量子阱激光系统的混沌并联同步,同时还获得了“主-从”式结构的混沌同步. 基于响应子系统的混沌并联同步思想,提出了全光逻辑门的基本理论模型并定义了计算原则与方法. 利用光的外部调制方法对两个驱动光进行调制与控制,让两个响应子系统实现同步与非同步,使系统获得了并具有全光逻辑门函数功能与特点,并成功地进行了数字逻辑计算. 具体提出了全光XNOR、NOR、NOT等逻辑门及逻辑计算方法,数值模拟结果证明了系统方案的可行性. 关键词： 混沌 同步 逻辑门 多量子激光器     

基于非线性光纤环镜的40Gb/s可重构光逻辑门

提出了一种新型的基于非线性光纤环镜(NOLM)的可重构全光逻辑门实现方案。传统的基于NOLM的全光逻辑利用自相位调制效应或交叉相位调制效应,透射传输函数重构的自由度低,可实现的逻辑门种类较少。该方案在传统的结构基础上,分析了NOLM中探测光的偏振态的演化,以及输入光偏振态和环内偏振控制器对NOLM的传输特性的影响。理论分析和数值仿真结果表明在考虑NOLM中的非线性偏振旋转效应的情况下,可以更加自由地构建不同透射传输函数,从而利用单一NOLM结构,仅通过调节偏振控制器,即能够可重构地实现绝大部分基础组合逻辑。实验中,完成了两路40Gb/s的数据信号之间的"非"、"与"、"或"、"或非"、"同或"、"异或"等各种基础组合逻辑,验证了方案的可行性。     

Design and analysis of an all-optical processor for modular arithmetic

We present a logical design of an all-optical processor that performs modular arithmetic. The overall design is based a set of interconnected modules that use all-optical gates to perform simple logical functions. The all-optical logic gates are based on the semiconductor optical amplifier nonlinear loop. Simulation results are presented and some practical design issues are discussed.     

基于掺锡As2S8条波导的全光逻辑门研究

实验研究了掺锡As2S8条波导的光阻断效应,提出一种新型的基于掺锡As2S8波导的全光逻辑门方案,并试制了掺锡As2S8条波导全光逻辑门,实验结果显示该逻辑门具有良好的波形特性,表明该材料适合做全光逻辑门,具有一定的应用潜力.     

Design of ultra compact all-optical XOR and AND logic gates with low power consumption

We propose a novel ultra-compact all-optical XOR and AND logic gates without using nonlinear optics. In order to realize these devices, we adopt photonic crystal waveguides (PCWs) based on multi-mode interference devices. Numerical results show that the operating bandwidth of the ON to OFF logic-level contrast ratio of not less than 6.79 dB is 35 nm for XOR logic gate and 9 nm for AND logic gate. Proposed logic gates have the potential to be key components for an optical packet switching system due to their small feature sizes and low power consumption.     

基于同一结构实现全光逻辑“与门”和“或非门”的研究

提出了一种基于同一结构实现全光逻辑“与门”和“或非门”的新型方案，其理论基础是级联单端半导体光放大器(SOA)的交叉增益调制效应.利用单端SOA的动态理论模型成功地模拟了输入信号光为20Gb/s固定格式非归零信号时，该方案分别得到逻辑“与”和逻辑“或非”两种不同的输出结果.最后进行了实验验证，模拟结果和实验结果基本相符. 关键词： 半导体光放大器 交叉增益调制 全光逻辑     

All-optical method of developing some fundamental and functional quaternary logic gates

All optical multivalued logic processors are of paramount importance in optical computing and signal processing. In this article the author proposes a method of developing all-optical quaternary Inversion, NOT and Bitswap logic gates, which are essential parts of quaternary arithmetic and logical processors. Nonlinear switching and add/drop multiplexing (ADM) properties of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) are exploited here to develop the frequency encoded quaternary logic gates.     

基于半导体材料微纳波导全光逻辑门的研究进展

全光逻辑门是全光计算以及全光信号处理系统中关键的光子器件.随着互补金属氧化物半导体(COMS)工艺的发展,基于半导体材料微纳波导全光逻辑门已经成为集成光学领域中的重要方向;尤其是硅基光子集成器件在近些年成为了国际研究热点.文章主要对基于绝缘体上的硅(SOD)和Ⅲ-Ⅴ族化合物材料不同波导结构(马赫-曾德尔干涉仪(Mach-Zehnder interferometer)微环谐振腔和条形波导结构)的全光逻辑门的研究进展进行了介绍,并且在器件的工作速率和功耗方面,分别对上述基于SOI和Ⅲ-Ⅴ族化合物材料三种不同波导结构的全光逻辑门进行了分析和比较.     

基于高非线性光纤中非线性偏振旋转效应的全光逻辑门研究

提出了一种新型的基于高非线性光纤(HNLF)中非线性 偏振旋转(NPR)效应的全光逻辑门实现方案. 将两路非归零码数据信号A和B以及一路直流光同时注入HNLF, 光功率变化导致的非线性双折射在两个偏振分量上引入非线性相对相移, 从而导致光信号的偏振态旋转. 在HNLF输出端, 通过波分解复用器和偏振分束器同时滤出数据信号和直流光的正交偏振态, 从而同时实现多种基础组合逻辑, 并可以在同一段HNLF中实现较为复杂的半加器、半减器逻辑功能. 理论分析了信号光在HNLF中的偏振态演化, 以及利用HNLF中的NPR效应同时实现多种全光逻辑门的原理. 并在实验中得到了10 Gbit/s全光信号"与”、"非”、"或”、"同或”、"异或”、"A· B”、"A·B”、半加器、半减器等逻辑功能, 验证了方案的可行性.     

Controllable all-optical stochastic logic gates and their delay storages based on the cascaded VCSELs with optical-injection

Using the dynamical properties of the polarization bistability that depends on the detuning of the injected light,we propose a novel approach to implement reliable all-optical stochastic logic gates in the cascaded vertical cavity surface emitting lasers(VCSELs) with optical-injection.Here,two logic inputs are encoded in the detuning of the injected light from a tunable CW laser.The logic outputs are decoded from the two orthogonal polarization lights emitted from the optically injected VCSELs.For the same logic inputs,under electro-optic modulation,we perform various digital signal processing(NOT,AND,NAND,XOR,XNOR,OR,NOR) in the all-optical domain by controlling the logic operation of the applied electric field.Also we explore their delay storages by using the mechanism of the generalized chaotic synchronization.To quantify the reliabilities of these logic gates,we further demonstrate their success probabilities.     

激光混沌耦合反馈光电及全光逻辑门研究

理论上利用两个混沌半导体激光器的耦合反馈,构建了两种基本的光电及全光门.基本方法是,让外部光注入到两个激光器中而导致激光混沌,通过两激光器激光的相互耦合及反馈实现同步;在这基础上,一是让两激光器分别在电流调制下,控制混沌同步或者非同步,实现光电逻辑门的功能与计算;二是利用光的外部调制方法让两相互耦合激光分别在相位调制下,控制混沌同步或者非同步,并最终实现全光逻辑门的功能与计算.数值结果证明了两方法的可行性. 关键词： 混沌 逻辑门 激光器 同步     

Computational analysis of solitons all-optical logic NAND and XNOR gates using semiconductor optical amplifiers

Solitons all-optical logic NAND and XNOR gates using semiconductor optical amplifiers-assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometers are computationally analyzed at a data rate of 80 Gb/s. The investigation of the output quality factor is included. All-optical logic gates are capable of operating at 80 Gb/s with logical correctness and acceptable quality.     

A scheme of developing frequency encoded tristate logic operations exploiting nonlinear character of PPLN waveguide and RSOA

In binary logic the information is represented by two distinct states only (0 and 1 state). The major disadvantage of the binary or Boolean logic operation is due to its limitation of large information handling capacity. It is established that tristate operations can be accommodated with optics in data processing, as this type of operation can enhance the operation speed very much as well as information capacity. Here in this communication the authors propose a new concept to implement all-optical different logic gates with tristate mechanism using frequency-encoding principle. For this purpose, co-propagating beams having different frequencies in C-band have used for generating cascaded sum and difference frequency, exploiting the nonlinear response character of periodically poled LiNbO₃ waveguide (PPLN). The highly reflecting property of optical add and drop multiplexer (ADM) and high wavelength conversion property of reflecting semiconductor optical amplifiers (RSOA) have been exploited here to implement the desired AND, NAND,OR and NOR logic operations with tristate. As NAND and NOR are the universal logic operation, so any other member of this logic family may be implemented with these.     

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

All-optical logic gates including AND, XOR, and NOT gates, as well as a half-adder, are realized based on twodimensional lithium niobate photonic crystal(PhC) circuits with Ph C micro-cavities. The proposed all-optical devices have an extinction ratio as high as 23 dB due to the effective all-optical switch function induced by twomissing-hole micro-cavities. These proposed devices can have potential implementation of complex integrated optical functionalities including all-optical computing in a lithium niobate slab or thin film.     

Optical Logic Gates Using Grating Interferometers

We describe two-input optical logic gates implemented using grating interferometrers. AND, OR, and XOR logic functions are easily implemented with the same optical system, simply by changing the relative spatial phase of the gratings. We also describe an extension of this idea in which a four-grating interferometer is used as an optical half-adder, and demonstrate its operation with experimental results.