Micro-ring resonator based all-optical reconfigurable logic operations

Abstract

An all-optical reconfigurable logic operation essentially constitutes a key technology for performing various processing tasks with ultrafast signal-processing technologies. We present designs and simulations for highly cascadable all-optical reconfigurable logic operations using GaAs–AlGaAs micro-ring resonator based optical switches and multiplexers. The switching action of the ring resonator is achieved through variation in the refractive index of the ring resonator produced by the two-photon absorption (TPA) effect through the application of optical pump pulse. The proposed circuit can perform any of the four digital logic operations (NOT, NOR, XOR, AND) by using the appropriate optical pump signal at the selection port of the multiplexer. We have tried to exploit the advantages of micro-ring resonator based all optical switch to design an all-optical circuit. The reconfigurable nature of the circuit offers maximum flexibility for the end user since the entire application can be changed simply by adjusting the multiplexer select line signals. Numerical simulation confirming described methods is given in this paper.