Title :
Differential detection with polymer-based etalon modulators
Author :
Wang, Shuping ; Kowel, Stephen T. ; Eldering, Charles A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA
fDate :
3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Differential detection of modulation from polymeric-spacer reflection etalons can provide enhanced detectability for the small modulation efficiencies of these devices. Thus, imaging arrays of modulator pairs onto arrays of detector pairs can provide highly parallel optical interconnects for very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this technique using a discrete pair of photodiodes
Keywords :
VLSI; demodulation; electro-optical modulation; light interferometers; optical interconnections; optical polymers; photodiodes; VLSI; detector pairs; differential detection; enhanced detectability; highly parallel optical interconnects; imaging arrays; modulator pairs; photodiodes; polymer-based etalon modulators; polymeric-spacer reflection etalons; small modulation efficiencies; Detectors; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Optical transmitters; Polymers; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
