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Research on all-optical half adder based on cross-gain modulation in quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier

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An all-optical half adder has been achieved successfully by using gain nonlinearity characteristics of cross-gain modulation in quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier. In this design, no additional input beam is required, which is simpler and more compact compared to designs based on two or more interferometer switches. By optimizing the geometry of the multimode interference area to manipulate the position of the imaging point, a power splitter with an arbitrary splitting ratio is achieved, fulfilling the system's splitting requirements. The pattern effect, contrast ratio and output extinction ratio at different splitting ratios are compared. The effect of key parameters on the Q factor is compared and analyzed. The results demonstrate that the scheme can realize all-optical half adder with logical correctness and a high Q factor. Through parameter optimization, the Q factor can be improved by about 9 dB than the other half adders based on QD-SOA.

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Acknowledgements

This study is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB2802403), the National natural science foundation (62220106002), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021MF018), and the Open Fund of IPOC 2021 (BUPT).

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This study is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB2802403), the National natural science foundation (62220106002), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021MF018), and the Open Fund of IPOC 2021 (BUPT).

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  1. The School of Information Science and Engineering, ShanDong University, QingDao, 266000, China

    Yuqian Wang & Weiping Huang

  2. The School of Information Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Laser & Infrared System, Ministry of Education, ShanDong University, QingDao, 266000, China

    Wei Ji

  3. School of Physics and Physical Engineering, and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Polarization and Information Technology, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China

    Hailong Wang

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Wang, Y., Ji, W., Wang, H. et al. Research on all-optical half adder based on cross-gain modulation in quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier. Opt Quant Electron 55, 1229 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05543-9

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