Nonlinear Optical Circuit Elements As Logic Gates For Optical Computers: The First Digital Optical Circuits

S. D. Smith; I. Janossy; H. A. MacKenzie; J. G.H. Mathew; J. J.E. Reid; M. R. Taghizadeh; F. A.P. Tooley; A. C. Walker

doi:10.1117/12.7973531

1 August 1985 Nonlinear Optical Circuit Elements As Logic Gates For Optical Computers: The First Digital Optical Circuits

S. D. Smith, I. Janossy, H. A. MacKenzie, J. G.H. Mathew, J. J.E. Reid, M. R. Taghizadeh, F. A.P. Tooley, A. C. Walker

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 24, Issue 4, 244569 (August 1985). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973531

Abstract

The first digital all-optical circuits based on intrinsic bistable devices have now been realized. Experimental results with two systems, InSb etalons and nonlinear interference filters containing ZnSe, are presented and discussed. These results indicate that a digital optical processor incorporating devices of this type would appear to be feasible.

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S. D. Smith, I. Janossy, H. A. MacKenzie, J. G.H. Mathew, J. J.E. Reid, M. R. Taghizadeh, F. A.P. Tooley, and A. C. Walker "Nonlinear Optical Circuit Elements As Logic Gates For Optical Computers: The First Digital Optical Circuits," Optical Engineering 24(4), 244569 (1 August 1985). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973531

Published: 1 August 1985

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