Simulation of high quality factor all-optical logic gates based on quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier at 1 Tb/s

Amer Kotb*

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Abstract

The ultrafast performances of all-optical logic XOR, AND and OR gates are numerically simulated. These Boolean operations are realized by employing the quantum-dots semiconductor optical amplifiers (QDs-SOAs). The theoretical study is carried out when the effect of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) is taken into account in the simulation analysis. The dependence of the output quality factor (Q-factor) on signals and QD-SOA's parameters is also investigated and discussed. The obtained results indicate that these all-optical logic gates are capable of operating at 1 Tb/s with high output Q-factor provided that these parameters are properly optimized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)320-325
Number of pages6
JournalOptik
Volume127
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 1 Tb/s
  • All-optical logic
  • Delayed interferometer
  • Mach-Zehnder interferometer
  • Quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier

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