Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate an all-optical binary counter composed of four semiconductor optical amplifier based all-optical switching gates. The time-of-flight optical circuit operates with bit-differential delays between the exclusive-OR gate used for modulo-2 binary addition and the AND gate used for binary carry detection. A movie of the counter operating in real time is presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-74 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2000 |
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