Vol. 40, Issue 1, pp. 57-61

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Vol. 40 Issue 1 pp. 57-61

All-optical logic NOT gate for Manchester encoded signal using a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier

Zhefeng Hu, Junqiang Sun

Keywords

all-optical logic, cross-gain modulation (XGM), reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA), Manchester code

Abstract

We propose and experimentally demonstrate an all-optical Manchester NOT gate. A logic NOT signal is realized for a 10 Gb/s Manchester encoded signal, based on cross-gain modulation (XGM) in a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA).

Vol. 40
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