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The aim is to develop all-optical ternary inverters using photonic crystal structures for faster logic operations.

February 2, 2026Journal of Optical Communications

All optical photonic crystal ternary inverters based on nonlinear directional couplers

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HSHojjat SharifiVali Asr University of Rafsanjan FSFazel SharifiGraduate University of Advanced Technology

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This article demonstrates all-optical photonic crystal ternary inverters with improved efficiency and speed, suggesting implications for future logic systems.

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The aim is to develop all-optical ternary inverters using photonic crystal structures for faster logic operations.
Proposed an approach utilizing nonlinear directional couplers for logic operations.
Integrated threshold detectors with varying levels and a binary switch.
Evaluated effectiveness through finite difference time domain and planewave expansion methods.
Conducted process variation analysis using Monte-Carlo simulations.
Achieved a worst case propagation delay of approximately 2.5 ps.
Obtained a minimum contrast ratio of around 11.6 dB for the inverters.
Successfully proposed ternary negative, positive, and standard inverters.

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Sharifi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fe7cc1c9540dea8108e9 https://doi.org/10.1515/joc-2025-0408

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This article demonstrates all-optical photonic crystal ternary inverters with improved efficiency and speed, suggesting implications for future logic systems.

All optical photonic crystal ternary inverters based on nonlinear directional couplers

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All optical photonic crystal ternary inverters based on nonlinear directional couplers

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