Title :
Design of diffractive elements for photonic processors
Author :
Mait, Joseph N. ; Prather, Dennis W. ; Shoop, Barry L.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Res. Lab., AMSRL-SE-EO, Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the design of two diffractive optical elements that provide fan-out from one processing plane to the next. One element is used in an optical analog-to-digital converter and the other is used to shape the beam of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser. We use scalar-based diffraction theory to design the diffractive element for the analog-to-digital converter and vector-based theory to design the laser beam shaper.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; laser accessories; light diffraction; optical computing; optical design techniques; optical elements; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; design; diffractive optical elements; fan-out; laser beam shaper; optical analog-to-digital converter; phase only array generators; photonic processors; scalar-based diffraction theory; vector-based theory; vertical cavity surface emitting laser; Laser beams; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical diffraction; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; US Department of Energy; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems and Computers, 1996. Conference Record of the Thirtieth Asilomar Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pacific Grove, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7646-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACSSC.1996.600970
