Title :
Reprogrammable Optical Phased Array Switching
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A novel reprogrammable optical phase array (ROPA) device is presented as a reconfigurable electro-optic element. One specific application of the ROPA, a 1:6 electro-optic space switch, is fully described.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; diffractive optical elements; electro-optical switches; integrated optoelectronics; optical arrays; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; PON; all-photonic network; burst-mode receiver; diffractive optical element; electro-optic crystal; electro-optic space switch; heterogeneously integrated device; high-voltage an CMOS chip; reconfigurable electro-optic element; reprogrammable optical phased array switching; Electrodes; Liquid crystals; Optical arrays; Optical distortion; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; Phased arrays; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528675
