Numerical simulations of an all-optical parity generator and checker utilizing a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier at 200 Gbps

摘要

Reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers (RSOAs) are versatile gain media that find applications in passive optical networks. Due to their double-pass characteristics, they show better gain compared with ordinary semiconductor optical amplifiers, resulting in better switching performance. In this work, the RSOA-based gain dynamics is utilized to design and analyze a parity checker and generator using soliton pulses. The results of MATLAB simulations at a rate of 200 Gbps show the practical feasibility of such gates. The effect of the amplified spontaneous emission noise on the performance of the logic gate is also investigated.