Implementation of sequential logic circuits using the Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure based on electro-optic effect

The electro-optic effect is one of the most important phenomena in Mach-Zehnder (MZI) interferometer structure. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure working on the principle of electro-optic effect behaves as the powerful optical switching device. The paper contains the discussion of electro-optic effect based MZI structure. The proper feedback mechanism with the delay unit provides the responses of optical clocked D flip-flop. The paper includes the detailed mathematical description of optical clocked D flip-flops with the MATLAB simulation result. Based on the proposed optical D-flip flop, it is possible to construct some sequential circuits such as synchronous shift registers and ripple counters. Finally, the paper includes the detailed discussion of optical sequential circuits such as synchronous shift register and ripple counter and its implementation using the MATLAB simulation. However, the concept of proposed optical clocked D flip-flop is implemented using the OptiBPM software for the proper verification of the discussed schemes. The Basic building block structures are analyzed to check the optimum performance parameters such as crosstalk, power imbalance, extinction ratio and transition losses, in order to obtain the appropriate Ti-thickness and switching voltage.