Title :
Chip-to-chip optical wireless link feasibility using optical phased arrays on silicon-on-insulator
Author :
Van Acoleyen, Karel ; Baets, Roel ; Rogier, Hendrik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
One- and two-dimensional integrated optical phased arrays (OPAs) on silicon-on-insulator have been fabricated and measured having directivities of more than 40dBi and steering ranges up to 10°. These OPAs would allow data rates of 100Mbps at distances up to 0.5m.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical design techniques; optical links; silicon-on-insulator; chip-to-chip optical wireless link; integrated optical phased arrays; silicon-on-insulator; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Couplers; Gratings; High speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6344-2
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643367
