Reconfigurable binary optical routing switches with fan-out based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors

Author

Lu, BO ; Zhou, Ping ; Lu, Yin-Chen ; Cheng, Julian ; Leibenguth, R.E. ; Adams, A.C. ; Zilko, J.L. ; Zolper, J.C. ; Lear, K.L. ; Chalmers, S.A. ; Vawter, G.A.

Author_Institution

Center for High Technol. Mater., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

6

Issue

2

fYear

1994

Firstpage

222

Lastpage

226

Abstract

The design, fabrication, and experimental demonstration of dynamically reconfigurable binary optical switches based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors are reported. These new monolithic optical switches can perform spatial routing and optical amplification functions on input optical data with a fan-out of two, and can be programmed using simple voltage control. The 1/spl times/2 and 2/spl times/2 devices provide the basis for a high performance, two-dimensional optical switching fabric with electrical interfaces for optical switching and interconnection networks.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; optical interconnections; optical switches; phototransistors; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor switches; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs/AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers; design; electrical interfaces; fabrication; fan-out based; heterojunction phototransistors; high performance; input optical data; integration; interconnection networks; monolithic optical switches; optical amplification; optical switching networks; reconfigurable binary optical routing switches; spatial routing a; two-dimensional optical switching fabric; vertical-cavity; voltage control; Gallium arsenide; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Routing; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.275433

Filename

275433