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Numerically simulation of soliton OR gate with semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted delayed interferometer

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Solitons are caused by a cancellation of nonlinear and dispersive effects in the medium. The performance of a soliton all-optical logic OR gate is numerically simulated at a repetition rate of 80 Gb/s. This Boolean function is realized by using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-assisted delayed interferometer (DI). The dependence of the output quality factor (Q-factor) on the soliton characteristics and SOA’s parameters has been examined and assessed. The obtained results confirm that the soliton all-optical logic OR gate implemented with logical correctness, high output and clear Q-factor.

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Kotb, A. Numerically simulation of soliton OR gate with semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted delayed interferometer. Opt Quant Electron 48, 462 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-016-0734-4

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