• DocumentCode
    2650046
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    987
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549005
  • Filename
    1549005