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Recent advances in integrated optical directed logic operations for high performance optical computing: a review.

Ciyuan Qiu¹, Huifu Xiao², Liheng Wang²

¹State Key Lab of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.

Frontiers of Optoelectronics

|January 13, 2023

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Optical directed logic (DL) uses electrical signals to control optical switches for logic operations. This review explores DL computing trends, including gates, reconfigurable computing, and future impacts on optical computing.

Area of Science:

Photonics and Optical Computing
Logic Operations and Digital Systems

Background:

Optical directed logic (DL) is an emerging scheme for performing logic operations.
It utilizes electrical signals to modulate optical switches, enabling computation.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of the concept and working principles of optical DL.
To discuss the developing trends and future prospects of DL computing.

Main Methods:

Review of fundamental optical DL gates and combinational operations.
Analysis of reconfigurable logic computing, low-power optical logic, and programmable photonic networks.

Main Results:

Detailed discussion on the architecture and functionality of various optical DL components.

Keywords:

Directed logic (DL)Optical computing Optical switch

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Exploration of advancements in energy-efficient and adaptable optical logic systems.

Conclusions:

Optical DL presents a promising avenue for future optical computing architectures.
DL technology holds significant potential for high-performance and low-power computing applications.