Realization of polarization-reconfigurable optical interconnections using VCSELs and polarization selective diffractive optical elements

Author

Goulet, A. ; Panajotov, K. ; Ryvkin, B. ; Berghmans, F. ; Peeters, M. ; Verschaffelt, G. ; Danckaert, J. ; Veretennicoff, I. ; Thienpont, H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Photonics, Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium

fYear

1999

fDate

26-27 July 1999

Abstract

We show how the polarization properties of VCSELs can be exploited usefully in order to realize reconfigurable optical interconnects. We present three set-ups in which the VCSEL light output falls on a polarization-selective diffractive optical element (PSDOE): polarization switching by current modulation, polarization switching by optical injection, and the use of two independent orthogonally polarized VCSELs. A PS-DOE was designed to generate a different spot array for each of the two orthogonal linear polarization states.

Keywords

diffractive optical elements; electro-optical modulation; laser mode locking; light polarisation; optical interconnections; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; VCSELs; current modulation; independent orthogonally polarized VCSELs; optical injection; optical injection locking; orthogonal linear polarization states; polarization selective diffractive optical elements; polarization switching; polarization-reconfigurable optical interconnections; reconfigurable optical interconnects; spot array; Bandwidth; Circuits; Master-slave; Optical arrays; Optical device fabrication; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nanostructures and Quantum Dots/WDM Components/VCSELs and Microcavaties/RF Photonics for CATV and HFC Systems, 1999 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5633-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1999.794689

Filename

794689