We have constructed a hybrid electronic/electro-optic digital adder which uses an optical-carry for fully parallel operation. It adds two four-bit words at a data rate of 10 MHz. Electronic logic is used for summing the addend and carry bits, while the carries are generated optically. Ideally, this system reduces the number of gate delays associated with electronic addition of long addends, and has an execution time that does not increase ...
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