Anti-Interference All-Optical Logic Computing Based on a 2D Polarization-Sensitive Photodiode

Optical logic operation is promising for ultrafast information processing and optical computing due to the high computation speed and low power consumption. However, conventional optical logic devices require either a complex structure and circuit design or a constant voltage supply, which impedes the development of high-density integrated circuits. Here, all-optical logic devices are designed using a self-powered polarization-sensitive photodiode of the GeSe homojunction, which is attributed to an anisotropic band structure and built-in electric field. The single photodiode can realize linear logic functions (AND, OR, NAND) and a nonlinear logic gate (XOR) by programming wavelength, power density, and polarization angle. Moreover, complex logic functions (XNOR, Y = IN1, Y = IN2, Y = IN1, and Y = IN2) can be achieved through integrating two photodiodes in parallel. In addition, the neural network algorithm is utilized to validate the feasibility of all-optical logic computing and anti-interference. This work proposes an avenue to design an all-optical reconfigurable logic operation in polarization-sensitive devices.