Title :
Free-space multistage optical interconnection networks using micro lens arrays
Author_Institution :
NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
fDate :
12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical interconnections suitable for three-dimensional combining of lens arrays are presented. A multistage interconnection network with a self-routing function is described. The number of light paths this network is estimated to be capable of handling roughly ten or more times that of previously reported self-routing networks. Two separate lens arrays were fabricated to construct an 8×8 network of this design. The feasibility of the proposed interconnections was successfully demonstrated
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; lenses; optical interconnections; 3D; free space interconnections; light paths; micro lens arrays; multistage optical interconnection networks; optical switches; ray tracing; self-routing function; self-routing networks; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Lenses; Light sources; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
