HEAT DIFFUSION IN AN OPTICAL LOGIC GATE ARRAY ON SILICON-ON-SAPPHIRE

Designing optical logic gate array needs to reduce thermal interaction s between pixels. Heat diffusion between an active pixel and its neigh bours is calculated using an original method derived from the electros tatic image method. Temperature variations are calculated as a functio n of the distance from the pixel center. The mean temperature rises of the various pixels are estimated and thermal influence between adjace nt pixels is determined.