Inspec keywords: Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical frequency conversion; encoding; semiconductor optical amplifiers; optical information processing; optical switches

Other keywords: optical computing; tree architecture; positionally encoded decimal digit; semiconductor optical amplifier; electronic computing; SOA; optical nonlinear switches; data processing; frequency encoded Boolean form; optical conversion; Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Subjects: Semiconductor lasers; Optical harmonic generation, frequency conversion, parametric oscillation and amplification; Optical harmonic generation, frequency conversion, parametric oscillation and amplification; Codes; Optical switches; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Lasing action in semiconductors; Optical switches; Optical, image and video signal processing; Optical interferometry; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Design of specific laser systems; Optical information, image formation and analysis