Abstract
In this paper, microring resonator-based logic gates are discussed that operate on same input and output wavelength. Same input and output wavelength allows the cascaded operation of the developed logic gates and thus can be utilized for developing photonic integrated circuits. Logic operations such as and, or, nor, xor , and xnor are successfully demonstrated. Optical Kerr effect is utilized for operation and structures are numerically simulated using coupled mode equations. Output power levels of around 0.18 and 0.05 W are achieved for high- and low-power logic, respectively. The proposed structures perform well for data rate under 1 Gbps and are analyzed to determine the acceptable input range for high- and low-power logic, respectively. The cascaded operation of proposed logic gates is also demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 7516696 |
Pages (from-to) | 326-333 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Nov 1 |
Keywords
- All optical devices
- logic devices
- nonlinear optics
- optical Kerr effect
- resonators
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering