Soliton all-optical logic AND gate with semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometer

Amer Kotb; Kyriakos E. Zoiros

doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.8.087109

23 August 2016 Soliton all-optical logic AND gate with semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometer

Amer Kotb, Kyriakos E. Zoiros

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 55, Issue 8, 087109 (August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.8.087109

Abstract

The concept of soliton provides a line in research in telecommunications systems. In the present study, a soliton all-optical logic AND gate with semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometer has been numerically simulated and investigated. The dependence of the output quality factor (Q-factor) on the soliton characteristics and SOA parameters has been examined and assessed. The obtained results demonstrate that the soliton AND gate is capable of operating at a data rate of 80 Gb/s with logical correctness and high-output Q-factor.

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Amer Kotb and Kyriakos E. Zoiros "Soliton all-optical logic AND gate with semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometer," Optical Engineering 55(8), 087109 (23 August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.8.087109

Published: 23 August 2016

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