Open AccessProgrammable all-optical logic gates based on semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author(s) -
Félix Sotelo,
José A. Altabás,
Miguel Cabezón,
Ignacio Garcés
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
jornada de jóvenes investigadores del i3a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2341-4790
DOI - 10.26754/jji-i3a.201401744
Subject(s) - computer science , optical amplifier , programmable array logic , simple programmable logic device , electronic engineering , programmable logic device , logic gate , programmable logic array , photonics , lookup table , electronic circuit , optical computing , logic family , computer hardware , logic synthesis , electrical engineering , engineering , optoelectronics , materials science , optics , physics , laser , programming language
In this paper, we discuss the feasibility of optical programmable logic devices based on non-linear processing with semiconductor optical amplifiers. We carried out simulations of the architecture of an all-optical 4-bit Look-up Table, which is the basic logic element of larger-scale programmable devices, and experimental results from a proof-of-concept setup using commercially available devices.Experimental work with photonic integrated circuits to assess the feasibility of integration of such architectures is also presented.