scholarly journals LOCALIZED MODES IN A CIRCULAR ARRAY OF COUPLED NONLINEAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (06) ◽  
pp. 1739-1752 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. HIZANIDIS ◽  
S. DROULIAS ◽  
I. TSOPELAS ◽  
N. K. EFREMIDIS ◽  
D. N. CHRISTODOULIDES
Keyword(s):  
Optical Communications ◽  
Optical Waveguides ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Stable Steady State ◽  
Nonlinear Coupling ◽  
Circular Array ◽  
The Core ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear

A circular array of optical waveguides collectively coupled with a central core is investigated. Nonlinear losses, both linear and nonlinear coupling as well as energy transfer between neighboring array elements and between the array and the core are allowed. The concept is ideal for the design of high power stable amplifiers as well as of all-optical data processing devices in optical communications. The existence of stable steady-state continuous wave modes as well as of localized solitary and breathing type modes is demonstrated. These properties render the proposed system functionally rich, far more controllable than a planar one and easier to stabilize.

A NEW STRUCTURE FOR ALL-OPTICAL THREE-INPUT XOR LOGIC GATE BASED ON SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER MACH–ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (07) ◽  
pp. 1450052
Author(s):  
HAMED DEHDASHTI JAHROMI ◽  
ALI BINAIE ◽  
ABBAS ZARIFKAR ◽  
MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN SHEIKHI
Keyword(s):  
Semiconductor Optical Amplifier ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Logic Gate ◽  
Optical Amplifier ◽  
Zehnder Interferometer ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Exclusive Or ◽  
Mach Zehnder Interferometer

In this paper the design and simulation of an all-optical three-input exclusive-OR (XOR) gate based on semiconductor optical amplifier-Mach–Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) configuration is presented. This gate is constructed of three semiconductor optical amplifiers placed at the arms of the two coupled Mach–Zehnder interferometers. The outputs of these two MZIs are combined at the output port to form the final signal. The proposed scheme does not need a continuous wave (CW) laser for its operation and is designed so that the minimum number SOAs are employed. Theoretical analyses and simulations show that this structure acts as an all-optical three-input XOR logic gate which has many applications in optical data communications.

Centrally Coupled Circular Array of Optical Waveguides: The Existence of Stable Steady-State Continuous Waves and Breathing Modes

2004 ◽  
Vol T107 (5) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hizanidis ◽  
S. Droulias ◽  
I. Tsopelas ◽  
N.K. Efremidis ◽  
D.N. Christodoulides
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Optical Waveguides ◽  
Stable Steady State ◽  
Circular Array ◽  
Continuous Waves

An all optical photonic crystal half adder suitable for optical processing applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Azhdari ◽  
Sahel Javahernia
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Optical Waveguides ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Optical Signal ◽  
Ring Resonators ◽  
Optical Processing ◽  
Nonlinear Photonic Crystal ◽  
Half Adder ◽  
All Optical

Abstract Increasing the speed of operation in all optical signal processing is very important. For reaching this goal one needs high speed optical devices. Optical half adders are one of the important building blocks required in optical processing. In this paper an optical half adder was proposed by combining nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonators with optical waveguides. Finite difference time domain method wase used for simulating the final structure. The simulation results confirmed that the rise time for the proposed structure is about 1 ps.

scholarly journals Spin Laser Local Oscillators for Homodyne Detection in Coherent Optical Communications

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 573
Author(s):  
Nobuhide Yokota ◽  
Hiroshi Yasaka
Keyword(s):  
Spin Polarization ◽  
Optical Communications ◽  
Injection Locking ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Cavity Surface ◽  
Orthogonal Polarization ◽  
Linear Birefringence ◽  
Polarization Modulation ◽  
Homodyne Detection ◽  
Local Oscillators

We numerically investigate spin-controlled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (spin-VCSELs) for local oscillators, which are based on an injection locking technique used in coherent optical communications. Under the spin polarization modulation of an injection-locked spin-VCSEL, frequency-shifted and phase-correlated optical sidebands are generated with an orthogonal polarization against the injection light, and one of the sidebands is resonantly enhanced due to the linear birefringence in the spin-VCSEL. We determine that the peak strength and peak frequency in the spin polarization modulation sensitivity of the injection-locked spin-VCSEL depend on detuning frequency and injection ratio conditions. As a proof of concept, 25-Gbaud and 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulation optical data signals and a pilot tone are generated, and the pilot tone is used for the injection locking of a spin-VCSEL. An orthogonally-polarized modulation sideband generated from the injection-locked spin-VCSEL is used as a frequency-shifted local oscillator (LO). We verify that the frequency-shifted LO can be used for the homodyne detection of optical data signals with no degradation. Our findings suggest a novel application of spin-VCSELs for coherent optical communications.

All optical NAND/NOR and majority gates using nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonator

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Mamnoon-Sofiani ◽  
Sahel Javahernia
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Ring Resonator ◽  
Logic Gates ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Optical Logic ◽  
Optical Logic Gates ◽  
Nonlinear Photonic Crystal ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Photonic Crystal Ring Resonator

Abstract All optical logic gates are building blocks for all optical data processors. One way of designing optical logic gates is using threshold switching which can be realized by combining an optical resonator with nonlinear Kerr effect. In this paper we showed that a novel structure consisting of nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonator which can be used for realizing optical NAND/NOR and majority gates. The delay time of the proposed NAND/NOR and majority gates are 2.5 ps and 1.5 ps respectively. Finite difference time domain and plane wave expansion methods were used for simulating the proposed optical logic gates. The total footprint of the proposed structure is about 988 μm2.

Optical Waveguides Embedded in PCBs - A Real World Application of 3D Structures Written by TPA

2007 ◽  
Vol 1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Houbertz ◽  
Herbert Wolter ◽  
Volker Schmidt ◽  
Ladislav Kuna ◽  
Valentin Satzinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Optical Waveguides ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Printed Circuit Boards ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Direct Laser ◽  
High Speed Data

ABSTRACTThe integration of optical interconnects in printed circuit boards (PCB) is a rapidly growing field worldwide due to a continuously increasing need for high-speed data transfer. There are any concepts discussed, among which are the integration of optical fibers or the generation of waveguides by UV lithography, embossing, or direct laser writing. The devices presented so far require many different materials and process steps, but particularly also highly-sophisticated assembly steps in order to couple the optoelectronic elements to the generated waveguides. In order to overcome these restrictions, an innovative approach is presented which allows the embedding of optoelectronic components and the generation of optical waveguides in only one optical material. This material is an inorganic-organic hybrid polymer, in which the waveguides are processed by two-photon absorption (TPA) processes, initiated by ultra-short laser pulses. In particular, due to this integration and the possibility ofin situpositioning the optical waveguides with respect to the optoelectronic components by the TPA process, no complex packaging or assembly is necessary. Thus, the number of necessary processing steps is significantly reduced, which also contributes to the saving of resources such as energy or solvents. The material properties and the underlying processes will be discussed with respect to optical data transfer in PCBs.

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