Binary optical switch and programmable optical logic gate based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors Lu, Bo ; Zhou, Ping ; Lu, Yin-Chen ; Cheng, Julian ; Leibenguth, Richard E. ; Adams, A. C. ; Zilko, John Leon, 1950- ; Lear, Kevin L. ; Zolper, J. C. ; Chalmers, S. A. ; Vawter, G. A. "The work at UNM was supported by AFOSR (Bolling AFB), ARPA, and Rome Labs (Griffiss AFB). The Sandia effort was supported by DOE Contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000." 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. Colorado State University. Libraries 1998 text ; image application/pdf ECEkll00036.pdf FACFECEN100386ARTI eng c1994 IEEE
Binary optical switch and programmable optical logic gate based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors
Lu, Bo ; Zhou, Ping ; Lu, Yin-Chen ; Cheng, Julian ; Leibenguth, Richard E. ; Adams, A. C. ; Zilko, John Leon, 1950- ; Lear, Kevin L. ; Zolper, J. C. ; Chalmers, S. A. ; Vawter, G. A.
"The work at UNM was supported by AFOSR (Bolling AFB), ARPA, and Rome Labs (Griffiss AFB). The Sandia effort was supported by DOE Contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000."
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.
Colorado State University. Libraries
1998
text ; image
application/pdf
ECEkll00036.pdf
FACFECEN100386ARTI
eng
c1994 IEEE