Binary optical switch and programmable optical logic gate based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors

Vawter, G. A., author; Chalmers, S. A., author; Zolper, J. C., author; Lear, Kevin L., author; Zilko, John Leon, author; Adams, A. C., author; Leibenguth, Richard E., author; Cheng, Julian, author; Lu, Yin-Chen, author; Zhou, Ping, author; Lu, Bo, author; IEEE, publisher

Binary optical switch and programmable optical logic gate based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors

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1994

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Vawter, G. A., author

Chalmers, S. A., author

Zolper, J. C., author

Lear, Kevin L., author

Zilko, John Leon, author

Adams, A. C., author

Leibenguth, Richard E., author

Cheng, Julian, author

Lu, Yin-Chen, author

Zhou, Ping, author

Abstract

Optical switches based on GaAs/AlGaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors are combined monolithically into new switching configurations that perform optical logic and spatial routing in a dynamically programmable manner. Using simple voltage control, many different logic and routing configurations, including AND and OR gates with variable fan-out, can be implemented using the same hardware.

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optical logic

optical switches

III-V semiconductors

aluminium compounds

electro-optical devices

phototransistors

semiconductor lasers

gallium arsenide

integrated optics

semiconductor switches

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http://hdl.handle.net/10217/836

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