Integrated Transceiver Chip Application in Free Space Optical Communication

Abstract

The final report describes the design, fabrication, test methods, and performance analysis of a laser array. The developed multi-channel wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) laser array chip provides for hybrid-integration with an Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG) based multiplexer (Mux) to form a transceiver chip on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) or silica platform. The developed WDMA laser array chip will be able to support different data interfaces and protocols. In addition, this program further developed Photonics Integrated Circuits (PICs) technology. PICs provide specific military benefits for reliable (less number of interconnects), smaller foot print, and light weight communication subsystems at the theater level, and multiplexing of multiple communication links onto a common free-apace laser link between ground uses and airborne vehicles such as Unmanned Air Vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA439002

Entities

People

  • James Chan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Analyzers
  • Band Gaps
  • Distributed Bragg Reflectors
  • Electronics
  • Energy Bands
  • Frequency Response
  • Ion Implantation
  • Laser Arrays
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Optical Communications
  • Quantum Electronics
  • Semiconductors
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution
  • Space