Theoretical study of implementing all-optical digital logic based on three-order diffraction of light by coherent acoustic phonons in single crystals

An attempt is made to use the phenomenon of three-order light diffraction with direct transitions between all the optical modes in uniaxial single crystals for the implementation of all-optical logic-based devices. The exact and closed analytical model for describing this strongly nonlinear phenomen...

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Published in:Optical Engineering 2004-11, Vol.43 (11), p.2623-2630
Main Authors: Shcherbakov, Alexandre S, Rodriguez, Eduardo Tepichin, Aguirre Lopez, Arturo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acousto-optical device
all-optical switching
diffractive optics
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Summary:An attempt is made to use the phenomenon of three-order light diffraction with direct transitions between all the optical modes in uniaxial single crystals for the implementation of all-optical logic-based devices. The exact and closed analytical model for describing this strongly nonlinear phenomenon is exploited to consider the feasibility of applying such an effect to perform all-optical switching. An opportunity for designing two versions of the key components for all-optical J-K flip-flops and the possibility of arranging a 3-bit digital register are revealed and algorithmically estimated. ©
ISSN:0091-3286
1560-2303
DOI:10.1117/1.1805564