OPTICAL MATRIX PHOTONIC LOGIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

A photonic logic device, such as an optical matrix (105), may include input ports for receiving photonic signals and output ports for transmitting result signals. A plurality of optical elements (130-183) may be configured to implement Boolean functions (210) of information encoded within the received signals to produce the result signals. A photonic logic device may be configured to implement any Boolean function (350) by combining photonic XOR and OR devices (360), or with an automated design process (510-570) based on an evolutionary programming technique (610-680). The photonic logic device may then be manufactured using masking techniques.