Title :
Integrated optical/optoelectronic switch for parallel optical interconnects
Author :
Lu, Y.C. ; Cheng, J. ; Zolper, J.C. ; Klem, J.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
3/30/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A monolithic optical/optoelectronic switch for a reconfigurable, parallel optical interconnect is described. By integrating a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with a three-terminal GaAs-AlGaAs heterojunction phototransistor, the functions of an optical transceiver and an optical space switch are combined. Switching experiments demonstrate optical/optoelectronic switching and data conversion at 200 Mbit/s
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; laser beam applications; optical interconnections; optical switches; photoconducting switches; photonic switching systems; phototransistors; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 200 Mbit/s; GaAs-AlGaAs; VCSEL; integrated optical/optoelectronic switch; optical space switch; optical transceiver; parallel optical interconnects; reconfigurable interconnect; surface-emitting laser; three-terminal heterojunction phototransistor; vertical-cavity SEL;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950355
