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Differential switching operation of vertical cavity laser with depleted optical thyristor for optical logic gates  

Choi, Woon-Kyung (Microwave and Lightwave Telecommunications Lab., Chung-ang University)
Kim, Doo-Gun (Microwave and Lightwave Telecommunications Lab., Chung-ang University)
Choi, Young-Wan (Microwave and Lightwave Telecommunications Lab., Chung-ang University)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD / v.44, no.7, 2007 , pp. 24-30 More about this Journal
Abstract
Latching optical switches and optical logic gates with AND or OR, and the INVERT functionality are demonstrated, for the first time, by the monolithic integration of a differential typed vertical cavity laser with depleted optical thyristor (VCL-DOT) structure with a low threshold current of 0.65 mA, a high slope efficiency of 0.38 mW/mA, and high sensitivity to input optical light. Many kinds of logic functions (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, and INVERT) are experimentally demonstrated using a differential switching operation scheme changing the intensity of a reference input beam without any changes of electrical circuits.
Keywords
Vertical Cavity Laser; Depleted Optical Thyristor; Optical Logic Gates;
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