Vol. 40, Issue 1, pp. 57-61 (2010)
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).