Vertical-cavity optical AND gate

Pengyue Wen; Michael Sanchez; Matthias Gross; Sadik Esener

doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01271-9

Vertical-cavity optical AND gate

Pengyue Wen, Michael Sanchez, Matthias Gross, Sadik Esener

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

39 Scopus citations

Abstract

We have demonstrated, the first time to our knowledge, a low-input intensity high-contrast (10:1) optical AND gate based on the differential gain (optical bistability) observed in an 850 nm GaAs vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA). The input switching power is about 6 μW, which equals to the intensity of 16nW/μm². It is about 2 orders of magnitude lower than in in-plane semiconductor optical amplifiers. In the experiment the device also shows an optical gain of 10 dB.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	383-387
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	219
Issue number	1-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01271-9
State	Published - Apr 15 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Amplifiers
Light emitting devices
Optical bistability
Optical logical elements

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Access to Document

10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01271-9

Cite this

@article{f2593f485e5d4e75a587f7e8702c41cc,

title = "Vertical-cavity optical AND gate",

abstract = "We have demonstrated, the first time to our knowledge, a low-input intensity high-contrast (10:1) optical AND gate based on the differential gain (optical bistability) observed in an 850 nm GaAs vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA). The input switching power is about 6 μW, which equals to the intensity of 16nW/μm2. It is about 2 orders of magnitude lower than in in-plane semiconductor optical amplifiers. In the experiment the device also shows an optical gain of 10 dB.",

keywords = "Amplifiers, Light emitting devices, Optical bistability, Optical logical elements",

author = "Pengyue Wen and Michael Sanchez and Matthias Gross and Sadik Esener",

year = "2003",

month = apr,

day = "15",

doi = "10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01271-9",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "219",

pages = "383--387",

journal = "Optics Communications",

issn = "0030-4018",

publisher = "Elsevier",

number = "1-6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Vertical-cavity optical AND gate

AU - Wen, Pengyue

AU - Sanchez, Michael

AU - Gross, Matthias

AU - Esener, Sadik

PY - 2003/4/15

Y1 - 2003/4/15

N2 - We have demonstrated, the first time to our knowledge, a low-input intensity high-contrast (10:1) optical AND gate based on the differential gain (optical bistability) observed in an 850 nm GaAs vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA). The input switching power is about 6 μW, which equals to the intensity of 16nW/μm2. It is about 2 orders of magnitude lower than in in-plane semiconductor optical amplifiers. In the experiment the device also shows an optical gain of 10 dB.

AB - We have demonstrated, the first time to our knowledge, a low-input intensity high-contrast (10:1) optical AND gate based on the differential gain (optical bistability) observed in an 850 nm GaAs vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA). The input switching power is about 6 μW, which equals to the intensity of 16nW/μm2. It is about 2 orders of magnitude lower than in in-plane semiconductor optical amplifiers. In the experiment the device also shows an optical gain of 10 dB.

KW - Amplifiers

KW - Light emitting devices

KW - Optical bistability

KW - Optical logical elements

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037446680&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0037446680&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01271-9

DO - 10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01271-9

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0037446680

SN - 0030-4018

VL - 219

SP - 383

EP - 387

JO - Optics Communications

JF - Optics Communications

IS - 1-6

ER -

Vertical-cavity optical AND gate

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this