Title :
Surface emitting laser smart pixel arrays for large scale optoelectronic parallel processing
Author :
Wilmsen, C.W. ; Hayes, E.M. ; Stanko, P.J. ; Pu, R. ; Jurrat, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
Surface emitting lasers are ideal light sources for optical parallel processing. This paper discusses the problems and possible solutions to the integration of these lasers into large pixel arrays. This paper examines the issues of optical absorption, choice of photodetector, type of receiver circuit and integration/packaging techniques required in order to achieve high frame rate with large arrays. The paper suggests the techniques that will most likely lead to a large, high performance processing array
Keywords :
light absorption; optical computing; optical receivers; parallel processing; photodetectors; smart pixels; surface emitting lasers; frame rate; integration/packaging techniques; large scale optoelectronic parallel processing; light sources; optical absorption; photodetector; processing array; receiver circuit; smart pixel arrays; surface emitting laser; Absorption; Integrated optics; Large-scale systems; Light sources; Optical arrays; Optical receivers; Parallel processing; Smart pixels; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 1996. ICECS '96., Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rodos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3650-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.1996.582874
