Title :
A method for detecting sub-wavelength features by means of a multimode waveguide and a mode splitting photonic IC
Author :
Fransoo, F. ; Van Thourhout, D. ; Van Landschoot, L. ; Verbiest, A. ; Van Parys, W. ; Vandaele, P. ; Baets, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Gent, Belgium
Abstract :
A new method is presented to read optical disks. Light is focused on and picked up from the disk by a multimodal waveguide. Experimental results of a photonic IC controlling these waveguide modes are presented.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical beam splitters; optical disc storage; optical focusing; optical waveguides; pick-ups; mode splitting photonic IC; multimodal waveguide; multimode waveguide; optical data storage; optical storage disk reading; photonic IC control; pick-ups; sub-wavelength feature detection; waveguide modes; Computer vision; Costs; Information technology; Memory; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical diffraction; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159524
