Title :
Experimental demonstration of reconfigurable optical interconnect based on hybrid free-space and multi-mode fiber propagation
Author :
Ke Wang ; Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai ; Lim, Chong-U ; Skafidas, E. ; Alameh, Kamal
Author_Institution :
Victoria Res. Lab., Nat. ICT Australia, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
A reconfigurable optical interconnect architecture based on hybrid free-space and multi-mode fiber (MMF) propagation is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. 3×10 Gb/s reconfigurable interconnect is achieved with ~12 cm free-space propagation and a 10 m multimode fiber length.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical interconnections; hybrid free-space; multimode fiber propagation; reconfigurable interconnect; reconfigurable optical interconnect architecture; size 10 m; Arrays; Collimators; Mirrors; Optical beams; Optical interconnections; Optical transmitters; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
