Title :
Ultrafast optical beam deflection in a planar waveguide for high dynamic range recording at picosecond resolution
Author :
Sarantos, Chris H. ; Heebner, John E.
Author_Institution :
Mater. Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
We report the latest performance of an ultrafast, all-optical beam deflector based on a prism array imprinted in a planar waveguide. The deflector enables single-shot, high dynamic range optical recording with picosecond resolution.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical arrays; optical deflectors; optical planar waveguides; optical prisms; optical storage; SLIDER deflector; all-optical beam deflector; high dynamic range optical recording; picosecond resolution; planar waveguide; prism array; serrated light illumination deflection encoded recording; ultrafast optical beam deflection; Dynamic range; Optical beams; Optical planar waveguides; Optical pumping; Optical recording; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Signal resolution; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688845
