Study of all-optical logic XNOR gate based on XGM in linear optical amplifier

Abstract

Future digital optical communication cannot develop without all-optical high-speed optical devices, especially in the field of high speed large capacity optical transmission, all-optical packet switching and optical computing, and thus optical logic devices are becoming a hotter spot of research. Based on the cross-gain modulation (XGM), a novel scheme of all-optical logic XNOR gate using linear optical amplifier (LOA) is presented in this paper. LOA results show a good gain characteristic, which can get better output logic operation than traditional semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Choosing suitable injection current, wavelength scope of the input signal and CW power can achieve better logic operation effect.