Optical Comparison Operation for 8-Bit QPSK-Modulated Signal by Using Serially-Cascaded Delay Line Interferometer

An all-optical comparator is desirable to realize large-capacity, fully-transparent, and energy-efficient communication systems, as it is considered to be a fundamental component to perform most of the operations, including packet switching, label recognition, error detection and correction, and so...

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Main Author: Yohei Aikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/9/1440