Implementation of Logic Gates in an Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser (EDFL): Numerical and Experimental Analysis

Abstract

At a time when miniaturization and optimization of resources are in the foreground, the development of devices that can perform various functions is a primary goal of technological development. In this work, the use of an Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser (EDFL) is proposed as a basic system for the generation of an optical logic gate. Taking advantage of the dynamic richness of this type of laser and its use in telecommunication systems, the dynamic response is analyzed when the system is perturbed by a digital signal. The emission response of the system is controlled by the intensity of the digital signal, so that it is possible to obtain different logic operations. The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimental observations. The presented work raises new aspects in the use of chaotic systems as a means of obtaining optical logic gates.