Theoretical analysis of soliton NOR gate with semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometer

Amer Kotb*

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Abstract

The performance of soliton all-optical logic NOR gate with semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs)-assisted a Mach–Zehnder interferometer is theoretically analyzed and investigated. The dependence of the output quality factor on the soliton characteristics and SOA parameters is studied. The achieved results confirm that the soliton-based all-optical NOR gate is indeed feasible with the proposed scheme at a data rate of 80 Gb/s with logical correctness and acceptable quality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number180
JournalOptical and Quantum Electronics
Volume49
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Mach–Zehnder interferometer
  • NOR gate
  • Semiconductor optical amplifier
  • Soliton

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