An opto-VLSI reconfigurable broad-band optical splitter

Author

Zheng, Rong ; Wang, Zhenglin ; Alameh, Kamal E. ; Crossland, William A.

Author_Institution

Centre for MicroPhotonic Syst., Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup, WA, Australia

Volume

17

Issue

2

fYear

2005

Firstpage

339

Lastpage

341

Abstract

A reconfigurable broad-band optical splitter is presented, which uses the multicasting capability of opto-very-large-scale-integrated (Opto-VLSI) technology to adaptively split an optical signal to N fiber ports. We demonstrate the proof-of-principle of a three-port structure that uses a reconfigurable Opto-VLSI processor to adaptively multicast an input optical signal with dynamic attenuation range of more than 25 dB over 55-nm bandwidth.

Keywords

VLSI; computer-generated holography; holographic gratings; multicast communication; optical arrays; optical beam splitters; optical collimators; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical fibres; broadband optical splitter; computer generated hologram; digital holographic diffraction gratings; dynamic attenuation; fiber collimator array; fiber ports; multicasting capability; optical access networks; optical signal splitting; opto-VLSI processor; opto-very-large-scale integrated technology; reconfigurable optical splitter; three-port structure; Adaptive optics; Circuits; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Fiber-optics devices; holographic gratings; intelligent networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.840038

Filename

1386308