APPARATUS FOR REALIZING ELECTRIC LIGHT NAND LOGIC ELEMENT USING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER

摘要

PURPOSE: An apparatus for realizing an electric light NAND logic element using a semiconductor optical amplifier is provided to be easily combined with other single logic elements for controlling all optical system with only optical signals. CONSTITUTION: A pulse generator(100) generates light pulses. A DFB-LD(Distributed Feedback Laser Diode)(102) has input continuous laser light signals. A first optical divider(104) divides output light of the DFB-LD. An optical modulator(106) modulates the output light from the first optical divider. An optical delay(112) obtains quarter time delay of the output light. An attenuator(108) controls the strength of the output light. A MUX(110) multiplexes the output light of the attenuator. An EDFA(Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier)(116) adds the output light of the MUX and the attenuator for amplifying to a pump signal. A tunable laser diode(120) has continuous wave irradiation signals. A second optical divider(122) divides the output light of the tunable laser diode at a ratio of 50 to 50. A semiconductor optical amplifier(124) amplifies the pump signal and the continuous wave irradiation signals for gain-saturating and wavelength-converting the signals. An optical filter(126) filters tunable output light of the semiconductor optical amplifier. An optical signal analyzer(128) detects and analyzes the tunable output light of the optical filter.