A Modulating retro-reflector for free-space optical communication

Author

Junique, Stéphane ; Ågren, Daniel ; Wang, Qin ; Almqvist, Susanne ; Noharet, Bertrand ; Andersson, Jan Y.

Author_Institution

Ind. Nano & Micro-technol. Dept., Electrum, Sweden

Volume

18

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

85

Lastpage

87

Abstract

We present modeling of a modulating retro-reflector for free-space optical communication, composed of a reflective resonant-cavity modulator and a corner cube. Although resonant-cavity modulators are sensitive to the angle of incidence of the light beam, we show that with the right geometrical arrangement, the field of view can be more than ten-fold that of the modulator. The modeling is validated by experimental data using a corner cube and a 14 × 14 mm² multiple quantum-well modulator.

Keywords

cavity resonators; mirrors; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical resonators; quantum well devices; reflectivity; 14 mm; corner cube; field of view; free-space optical communication; modulating retroreflector; multiple quantum-well modulator; reflective modulator; resonant-cavity modulator; Associate members; Base stations; Chromium; High speed optical techniques; Laser beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Quantum well devices; Resonance; Modulation; optical communication; quantum-well devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2005.860388

Filename

1546045