All-optical programmable logic arrays using SOA-based canonical logic units

Lei Lei; Jianji Dong; Yu Yu; Xinliang Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.1000173

21 November 2012 All-optical programmable logic arrays using SOA-based canonical logic units

Lei Lei, Jianji Dong, Yu Yu, Xinliang Zhang

Proceedings Volume 8559, Information Optics and Optical Data Storage II; 85590T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.1000173
Event: Photonics Asia, 2012, Beijing, China

Abstract

All-optical programmable logic arrays (PLAs) based on canonical logic units (CLUs), i.e. minterms and maxterms, are presented. We experimentally demonstrated the full set of two-input and three-input minterms as well as maxterms using the cross-gain modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). Maxterms can be easily obtained based on minterms. The reconfigurability and scalability of the system are largely enhanced compared to our previous work. Correct and clear temporal waveforms are achieved for all the canonical logic units. The measured extinction ratios of two-input and three-input CLUs are ~ 15 dB and ~ 11 dB, respectively. Four important logic functions, including multiplier, multiplexer, demultiplexer and decoder, are presented as examples to show that the canonical logic units-based programmable logic array (CLUs-PLA) can be reconfigured to perform different logic functions.

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Lei Lei, Jianji Dong, Yu Yu, and Xinliang Zhang "All-optical programmable logic arrays using SOA-based canonical logic units", Proc. SPIE 8559, Information Optics and Optical Data Storage II, 85590T (21 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.1000173

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