Title :
Devices for optical information processing: challenges and limitations
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
The paper discusses on devices commonly used for optical information systems - computation or communication based. The list includes: semiconductor lasers and laser arrays; passive optical elements such as lenses, prisms, gratings and resonators; SLMs, optical interconnection elements, optical memory; spectral and polarization filters; wavelength multiplexers and demultiplexers; optical waveguides; optical switches; and detector arrays
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser arrays; lenses; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical information processing; optical interconnections; optical prisms; optical resonators; optical storage; optical switches; optical waveguides; photodetectors; semiconductor lasers; spatial light modulators; SLM; demultiplexer; detector array; gratings; laser arrays; lenses; optical information processing; optical interconnection; optical memory; optical switch; optical waveguide; polarization filter; prisms; resonators; semiconductor lasers; spectral filter; wavelength multiplexer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Information processing; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical resonators; Semiconductor laser arrays; Sensor arrays; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548083
