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Nonlinear Optical Circuit Elements As Logic Gates For Optical Computers: The First Digital Optical Circuits
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1985
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Optical MaterialsEngineeringNonlinear OpticsNonlinear Interference FiltersProgrammable PhotonicsOptical AmplifierOptical ComputingOptical PropertiesOptical SwitchingLogic GatesOptical CommunicationOptical SystemsPhotonicsComputer EngineeringDigital Optical ProcessorOptical ComputersApplied PhysicsIntrinsic Bistable DevicesOptoelectronicsOptical Logic Gate
The first digital all-optical circuits based on intrinsic bistable devices have now been realized. Experimental results with two systems, InSb etalons and nonlinear interference filters containing ZnSe, are presented and discussed. These results indicate that a digital optical processor incorporating devices of this type would appear to be feasible.