An all-optical two 2-bit numbers multiplication with the help of Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA)—assisted Sagnac Switch
is proposed and described. The paper describes the multiplication using a set of all-optical half-adder and AND gate. Because
of the lack of fast, accurate, and large dynamic range analog-to-digital converter, optical implementation of the digital
multiplication through analog convolution algorithm yields a slow digital multiplier. By using a set of optical half-adder
and optical AND, a new optical fast digital multiplication method is proposed. The new method promises both higher processing
speed and accuracy. Numerical simulation result confirming described methods and conclusion are given in this paper.
Keywords Terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer - Semiconductor optical amplifier - Optical half adder - Optical multiplication