Optical AND operation based on Vertical-Cavity Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (VCSOAs)
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We have demonstrated, the first time to our knowledge, a low input intensity (16nW/μm) high contrast (10:1) optical AND gate based on a VCSOA. In the experiment the device also shows an optical gain of 10dB. © 2003 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (190.1450) Bistability; (200.4660) Optical logic
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