Interference based All-optical 4 × 2 Encoder
Enaul haq Shaik1, Krishna Prasad Satamraju2, Riyazuddien Shaik3, Vasantha Lakshmi Movva4
1Enaul Haq Shaik, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Nambur, Guntur (A.P), India.
2Krishna Prasad Satamraju, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Nambur, Guntur (A.P), India.
3Riyazuddien Shaik, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Nambur, Guntur (A.P), India.
4Vasantha Lakshmi Movva, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Nambur, Guntur (A.P), India.
Manuscript received on 24 September 2018 | Revised Manuscript received on 30 September 2018 | Manuscript published on 30 November 2018 | PP: 338-341 | Volume-7 Issue-4, November 2018 | Retrieval Number: E1856017519©BEIESP
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Abstract: In this article, we propose the design of all-optical photonic crystal based 4 × 2 encoder by interconnecting cross-shaped waveguide dependent OR gate. Initially the design and operation of photonic crystal based OR gate using cross-shaped waveguide is discussed with an additional reference input. The phase of all the input light signals are maintained at zero in order to have constructive interference to perform OR function. Later, OR gates are interconnected to realize encoder in such a way that the light path from the input ports to cross-shaped waveguide junctions be same. The structure is numerically simulated using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method and observed that the contrast ratio is 7.98 dB. Also, the size of the proposed structure is quite smaller by 84.7% and 22.07% than self-collimation and resonance based designs existing in the literature so far. With the fair results obtained, it can be concluded that the proposed encoder is suitable as a basic component in future Photonic Integrated Circuits.
Keywords: Photonic Crystal, All-Optical 4×2 Encoder, Contrast ratio
Scope of the Article: Photonic