Frequency-domain ultrafast passive logic: NOT and XNOR gates

Reza Maram; James van Howe; Deming Kong; Francesco Da Ros; Pengyu Guan; Michael Galili; Roberto Morandotti; Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe; José Azaña

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19544-9

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Frequency-domain ultrafast passive logic: NOT and XNOR gates

Reza Maram,
James van Howe,
Deming Kong,
Francesco Da Ros,
Pengyu Guan,
Michael Galili,
Roberto Morandotti,
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe,
José Azaña

Affiliations

Reza Maram: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) – Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications
James van Howe: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) – Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications
Deming Kong: Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Francesco Da Ros: Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Pengyu Guan: Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Michael Galili: Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Roberto Morandotti: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) – Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe: Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
José Azaña: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) – Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19544-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Typically, Boolean logic gates have to compromise between high speed and low energy consumption which can become limiting at scale. Here, the authors demonstrate architectures for NOT and XNOR gates that enable simultaneous low power and fast operation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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