DocumentCode
689563
Title
Polymeric micro-lenses aided free space optical interconnects
Author
Xiaohui Lin ; Hosseini, Amir ; Xinyuan Dou ; Subbaraman, Harish ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution
Dept. Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Free space optical interconnects (1-4mm) are realized using surface normal proximity couplers composed of integrated 45 degree mirrors and ink-jet printed micro-lenses. High speed data transmission shows improved signal quality with micro-lenses.
Keywords
integrated optics; microlenses; micromirrors; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical interconnections; optical polymers; free space optical interconnects; high speed data transmission; ink-jet printed microlenses; integrated 45 degree mirrors; polymeric microlenses; signal quality; size 1 mm to 4 mm; surface normal proximity couplers; Lenses; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833950
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