Network coding is a revolutionary technique that can enhance network throughput and
protection. This paper introduces optical physical-layer network coding (OPNC) and the …

All-optical signal processing has always been critical assistance for the flexible optical
networks (FONs) development which realizes various signal processing functions in all …

All-optical logic gates are indispensable modules for executing exclusively by means of light
fundamental Boolean operations. Despite intense research in this field, most efforts have not …

Silicon photonic integrated devices used for nonlinear optical signal processing play a key
role in ultrafast switching, computing, and modern optical communications. However, current …

In this letter, all-optical logic gates with attraction and repulsive interactions of coherent
spatial optical solitons have been designed in a bulky nonlinear Kerr medium. The logic …

Here we experimentally demonstrate reconfigurable logic gates via four-wave-mixing (FWM)
in silicon waveguide with an operating speed of up to 40 Gb/s. After demodulated by a 40 …

We proposed a novel all-optical XOR logic accompanied with OOK/PSK format conversion
by using cascaded semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) configuration. Within each SOA …

We propose and investigate a new scheme to realize optical logic gates using polarization
addition with direct detection. Two polarizations of an optical signal are modulated …

We propose and investigate a new scheme to realize all-optical logic gates using a single
I/Q modulator with direct detection. Both intensity and phase of the optical signal are utilized …

Optical logic gate, especially exclusive-or (XOR) gate, plays important role in accomplishing
photonic computing and various network functionalities in future optical networks. On the …