A nanomachined optical logic gate driven by gradient optical force

• Main Authors: Tao, J. F., Wu, J., Cai, H., Zhang, Q. X., Tsai, J. M., Lin, J. T., Liu, A. Q.
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84924; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9129
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this letter, a nanomachined optical logic gate using optical gradient force is demonstrated. The device consists of a partially free-hanging silicon double-ring resonator developed by the nano-electro-mechanical system technology. The logic NOR gate function is demonstrated at 20 Mb/s with a high...