Title :
Photonic integrated devices for exploiting the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light in optical communications
Author :
Marc Sorel;Michael J. Strain;Siyuan Yu;Xinlun Cai
Author_Institution :
School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LT, UK
Abstract :
We discuss the development of silicon photonic microring resonators for the emission of optical vortex beams. These devices offer great potential for high capacity short-reach optical interconnects thanks to their compactness, low power consumption and fast reconfigurability.
Keywords :
"Optical resonators","Gratings","Optical switches","Optical fiber communication","Optical fibers","Optical vortices"
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2015 European Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2015.7341974
