Devices for optical information processing: challenges and limitations

Author

Warde, Cardinal

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA

fYear

2005

fDate

22-22 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

471

Lastpage

472

Abstract

The paper discusses on devices commonly used for optical information systems - computation or communication based. The list includes: semiconductor lasers and laser arrays; passive optical elements such as lenses, prisms, gratings and resonators; SLMs, optical interconnection elements, optical memory; spectral and polarization filters; wavelength multiplexers and demultiplexers; optical waveguides; optical switches; and detector arrays

Keywords

diffraction gratings; laser arrays; lenses; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical information processing; optical interconnections; optical prisms; optical resonators; optical storage; optical switches; optical waveguides; photodetectors; semiconductor lasers; spatial light modulators; SLM; demultiplexer; detector array; gratings; laser arrays; lenses; optical information processing; optical interconnection; optical memory; optical switch; optical waveguide; polarization filter; prisms; resonators; semiconductor lasers; spectral filter; wavelength multiplexer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Information processing; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical resonators; Semiconductor laser arrays; Sensor arrays; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9217-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548083

Filename

1548083