Title :
Progress in free space optical backplanes
Author :
Plant, David V. ; Hinton, H. Scott
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Progress in smart pixel based free-space optical backplanes is described. System experiments are described, including both enabling technology development and demonstrator performance results. Future system demonstrators are also discussed
Keywords :
SEEDs; asynchronous transfer mode; integrated optoelectronics; optical computing; optical interconnections; optical switches; parallel architectures; printed circuits; smart pixels; system buses; demonstrator performance results; enabling technology; free space optical backplanes; smart pixel based free-space optical backplanes; system demonstrators; system experiments; Backplanes; High speed optical techniques; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical interconnections; Packaging; Smart pixels; Space technology; Stimulated emission; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484507
