Abstract
The objective of the Digital Optical Computer (DOC) group at the University of Colorado at Boulder is to implement a general purpose computer using the speed advantages of light.[1] The machine is being implemented using lithium niobate directional couplers as logic elements and optical fiber loops for memory. Figure 1 shows the logic functionality of the directional coupler. Terminal C, normally an electronic input, has been converted to an optical input by the addition of a sensitive detector, amplifier, and thresholder.[2] This paper describes the implementation of the fiber optic delay line memory.
© 1991 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
Uros Dragonja, Jurij Tratnik, and Bostjan Batagelj
TuPS_2 OptoElectronics and Communications Conference and Photonics in Switching (OECC) 2013
RICHARD A. THOMPSON and PHILLIP P. GIORDANO
TuB4 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 1986
T. R. ROYT, W. K. BURNS, and HENRY F. TAYLOR
WM2 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 1987