公开(公告)号：WO2006062526A3

公开(公告)日：2006-12-07

申请号：PCT/US2004043619

申请日：2004-12-29

Applicant: COVEYTECH LLC ,  COVEY JOHN LUTHER

Inventor： COVEY JOHN LUTHER

IPC: G02F3/00 ,  G02F3/02 ,  H04B10/04

CPC classification number: G02F3/00 ,  G02F3/024 ,  G02F2202/32

Abstract: A disclosed apparatus (10) is characterized by a guiding element (12) and a nonlinear element (30). The guiding element (12) guides optical input signals, at least one of which is phase-modulated, to an interference area (26) where such signals meet and interfere. The resulting interference signal is nonlinearly discriminated by the nonlinear element (30) to produce an optical output signal that can be amplitude or phase-modulated according to the phase modulation of the input signals. The invention also includes related methods and photonic logic gates (100, 200).

Abstract translation: 所公开的设备（10）的特征在于引导元件（12）和非线性元件（30）。 引导元件（12）将其中至少一个相位调制的光输入信号引导至干扰区域（26），在干扰区域（26）处这些信​​号相遇并干涉。 所产生的干涉信号被非线性元件（30）非线性地识别以产生可根据输入信号的相位调制进行幅度或相位调制的光输出信号。 本发明还包括相关方法和光子逻辑门（100,200）。