Design and Study of Passive Optical Logic Element “AND” for Application in Photonic Integrated Circuits

The continuous increase in operating frequencies in information processing and transmission systems, as well as the development and improvement of the element base for the implementation of such systems, naturally led to the emergence of photonics as a direction using optical signals where electrical signals were traditionally used. At the same time, the emergence of new technologies and devices is associated with their high cost, which limits their distribution and implementation in modern technological processes. At this article offered to your attention is devoted to the development and study of a very simple passive optical logic element” AND’, which can be used in the design of photonic integrated circuits or in the construction of optical computing devices for various purposes.