All-optical reconfigurable multi-logic gates based on nonlinear polarization rotation effect in a single SOA

Lilin Yi*, Weisheng Hu, Hao He, Yi Dong, Yaohui Jin, Weiqiang Sun

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Abstract

We demonstrate an all-optical reconfigurable logic gate based on dominant nonlinear polarization rotation accompanied with cross-gain modulation effect in a single semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Five logic functions, including NOT, OR, NOR, AND, and NAND, are realized using 10-Gb/s on-off keying signals with flexible wavelength tunability. The operation principle is explained in detail. By adjusting polarization controllers, multiple logic functions corresponding to different input polarization states are separately achieved using a single SOA with high flexibility.

Original languageEnglish
Article number030603
JournalChinese Optics Letters
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

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