All-Optical Half Adder Based on a 2x2 Multimode Interference Coupler

Dao Duy Tu; Linh Duc Tam Ho; Dung Truong Cao; Hung Tan Nguyen

doi:10.31130/jst.2018.71

Dao Duy Tu Hue University of Sciences, Hue, Vietnam
Linh Duc Tam Ho Hue University of Sciences, Hue, Vietnam
Dung Truong Cao The Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hung Tan Nguyen The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology, Danang, Vietnam

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31130/jst.2018.71

Abstract

In this paper, an all-optical logic gate based on 2x2 (MMI) multimode interference coupler is theoretically designed and simulated using three-dimensional beam propagation method (3D-BPM) and effective index method (EIM) to analyze and evaluate the performance of the device. The proposed device is used to convert phase information of input optical signals to amplitude at the output ports of MMI. With this mechanism, the device can operates as a logical half adder. Simulation results show that the optical half adder archives with insertion loss and extinction ratio from ON to OFF logic–level below 0.7 dB and over 40 dB, respectively. Furthermore, wide bandwidth of 100nm is also an advantage of this devices. Therefore, it can be applied to all optical signal processing in next generation optical networks as well as in photonics integrated circuits.

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