Y-branch type phase-change all-optical boolean logic device and all-binary logic implementation method therefor
US12189270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/173
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A Y-branch type phase-change all-optical Boolean logic device comprises a waveguide of a Y-branch structure and phase change function units covered over the waveguide. In the logic implementation method, a light pulse having a large power is employed to perform a write operation on the phase change function unit, so that the phase change function unit is heated to generate a crystallization or amorphization phase change, thereby causing a difference in optical properties under two states; the state of the phase change function unit is read by employing a light pulse having a small power, and the state of its phase change material is not changed. By defining input logic signals respectively and defining three operation steps, an operation mode reconfigurable logic can be implemented, and all 16 binary Boolean logic calculations are implemented in a simple structure by means of step-by-step operation.
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