Experimental realization of an optical digital comparator using silicon microring resonators

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a silicon photonic circuit that can perform the comparison operation of two-bit digital signals based on microring resonators (MRRs). Two binary electrical signals regarded as two operands of desired comparison digital signals are applied to three MRRs to mo...

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Main Authors: Tian Yonghui, Xiao Huifu, Wu Xiaosuo, Liu Zilong, Meng Yinghao, Deng Lin, Guo Xiaonan, Liu Guipeng, Yang Jianhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-02-01
Series:Nanophotonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2017-0073