Demonstration of an all-optical Fredkin gate

We demonstrate experimentally an all-optical Fredkin gate that allows the implementation of reversible optical logic. The gate is formed by a semiconductor optical amplifier based nonlinear loop mirror and operates with switching energies of ∼100 fJ.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Optics communications 2000-01, Vol.174 (1), p.317-320
Hauptverfasser:	Poustie, A.J, Blow, K.J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied sciences Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Nonlinear optics Optical bistability, multistability and switching, including local field effects Optical bistability, multistability, and switching Optical communication systems, multiplexers, and demultiplexers Optics Physics Systems, networks and services of telecommunications Telecommunications Telecommunications and information theory Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments)
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Zusammenfassung:	We demonstrate experimentally an all-optical Fredkin gate that allows the implementation of reversible optical logic. The gate is formed by a semiconductor optical amplifier based nonlinear loop mirror and operates with switching energies of ∼100 fJ.
ISSN:	0030-4018 1873-0310
DOI:	10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00722-1