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Electro-optical logic using dual-nanobeam Mach-Zehnder interferometer switches.
Optics Express
|May 14, 2021
Summary
Dual-nanobeam Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) offer compact electro-optical switches for digital photonic computing. These devices enable new logic gates and scalable circuits, showing promise for future high-performance computing applications.
Area of Science:
- Integrated photonics
- Photonic computing
- Nanophotonics
Background:
- Integrated photonics is crucial for high-performance computing.
- Resonator-based modulators are key components in digital photonic computing.
- Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) are commonly used but can be bulky.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate dual-nanobeam (NB) based MZI 2×2 switches.
- To develop compact electro-optical logic circuits.
- To explore scalable circuits using multiplexing techniques.
Main Methods:
- Design and simulation of dual-nanobeam MZI switches.
- Implementation of new logic gates.
- Application of multiplexing techniques for scalability.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated NB MZI switches with a significantly smaller footprint.
- Proposed novel logic gates and scalable circuit designs.
- Validated the potential of NB MZIs for electro-optical logic.
Conclusions:
- Dual-nanobeam MZIs are a promising technology for compact digital photonic computing.
- These devices offer an alternative to traditional modulators.
- NB MZIs contribute to the advancement of electronic-photonic digital computing.
