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A review on photonic crystal based all-optical logic decoder: linear and nonlinear perspectives

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In this review, a comprehensive summary on photonic crystal based all-optical logic decoder reported in the last decade has been made. The articles reviewed are primarily grouped into two broad tributaries based on linear and nonlinear regimes of optical interactions inside photonic crystal structures. The reasons behind choosing PhC structures are because of their excellent abilities to control and guide the flow of optical signal along with the intense light-matter interaction in sub-wavelength scale, which have been utilized substantially to realize decoder circuits. Each group of the articles has been analysed extensively, and their prospective merits and demerits are discussed in terms of different performance metrics such as operating speed, requirement of power, footprint, contrast ratio between output logic levels etc. The review concludes while focusing on prospective discussions on the issues for further advancements in this field based on different techniques.

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    Anup Sharma & Haraprasad Mondal

  2. Department of Electronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India

    Kamanashis Goswami & Mrinal Sen

  3. Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal, Hooghly, West Bengal, 712405, India

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Sharma, A., Goswami, K., Mondal, H. et al. A review on photonic crystal based all-optical logic decoder: linear and nonlinear perspectives. Opt Quant Electron 54, 90 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-03473-y

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