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Inverting optical logic gates based on the monolithic integration of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with a heterojunction photothyristor (PNPN) are described. Logic functions INVERT, NAND, and NOR are experimentally demonstrated for the first time using latchable and cascadable PNPN/VCSEL switches, which can be triggered with very low optical energy, while producing high optical gain and optical contrast. These gates are integrable on a single epitaxial structure to provide multifunctional logic and memory arrays.<
Published in:
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
(Volume:4
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: Feb. 1992
- Page(s):
- 157 - 159
- ISSN :
- 1041-1135
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 4130733
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/68.122347
- Date of Current Version :
- 06 August 2002
- Issue Date :
- Feb. 1992
- Sponsored by :
- IEEE Photonics Society
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