1 x 4 optical interconnect using electronically controlled angle steering of spatial solitons

    Authors

    L. Friedrich; G. I. Stegeman; P. Millar;J. S. Aitchison

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett.

    Keywords

    nonlinear optics; optical interconnections; optical solitons; optical; switches; optical waveguides; semiconductor waveguides; SLAB WAVE-GUIDES; ROBUSTNESS; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    A novel optical interconnect based on electronically controlled angle steering of spatial solitons is demonstrated experimentally in AlGaAs slab waveguides, The basic operation and the layout of the device, are described. A maximal lateral steering of 100 mu m was achieved, which is sufficient for the separation of four output channels. Using this device as a building block should lead to the experimental realization of dynamically reconfigurable N x N optical crossconnects.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Photonics Technology Letters

    Volume

    11

    Issue/Number

    8

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    988

    Last Page

    990

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000081530100020

    ISSN

    1041-1135

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