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Area of Science:

  • Photonics and Optical Engineering
  • Integrated Photonics
  • Terahertz Technology

Background:

  • Electronic systems face bandwidth limitations in high-speed communication.
  • All-optical logic gates offer a potential solution for broadband, low-loss, and high-speed systems.
  • Terahertz (THz) regime presents unique opportunities for optical signal processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and demonstrate a Y-shaped structure for multifunctional all-optical logic gates.
  • To achieve broadband operation in both lower- and upper-frequency regions.
  • To develop an all-optical digital logic system (AODLS) for bifrequency parallel computation.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations of a Y-shaped photonic structure.
  • Investigation of unidirectional modes for logic gate operation.
  • Design and simulation of an all-optical digital logic system (AODLS) for parallel processing.

Main Results:

  • Realization of multifunctional all-optical logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, XNOR) in the THz regime.
  • Demonstration of robust one-way propagation with immunity to backscattering and structural defects.
  • Validation of negligible impact of nonlocal effects on operational bandwidths.
  • Development of a bifrequency AODLS supporting independent multi-input/output operations without cross-talk.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed Y-shaped structure effectively enables multifunctional all-optical logic gates.
  • The developed AODLS demonstrates dual-band parallel processing, overcoming single-band limitations.
  • This work paves the way for high-throughput all-optical computing and advanced integrated photonic circuits.