Patent ID: 6151428
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A method of processing data and creating an optical logic gate, comprising:encoding a first input datum onto a data line with a first wave having a first wavelength, an information content of the first input datum denoted by a first optical characteristic;encoding a second input datum onto the data line with a second wave having a second wavelength different than the first wavelength, an information content of the second input datum denoted by a second optical characteristic;optically processing the first and second waves in a nonlinear medium through a nonlinear wave mixing process to produce a first wave-mixing output wave and a second wave-mixing output wave, said first and second wave-mixing output waves having wavelengths different from the first and second wavelengths; andmeasuring an optical characteristic of one of the first and second wave-mixing output waves to produce an optical indicator of a logic output of a logic operation on the first and second input data.