Title :
Optical processor using waveguide holograms in multimode interference (MMI) couplers
Author :
Tseng, Shuo-Yen ; Kim, Younggu ; Richardson, Christopher ; Goldhar, Julius
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
A spatial optical pattern processor using 2-dimensional holograms in multimode interference (MMI) couplers is proposed and analyzed. A theory is developed to describe MMI holograms which show good agreement with beam propagation simulations and experiments.
Keywords :
computer-generated holography; holographic gratings; optical correlation; optical couplers; optical planar waveguides; beam propagation; multimode interference couplers; optical processor; waveguide hologram; Couplers; Holographic optical components; Holography; Image reconstruction; Integrated optics; Interference; Optical devices; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549005
