Space-Variant Holographic Optical Elements for Switching Networks and General Interconnects,

Abstract

To realize optical interconnects of arbitrary design, space-variant optical elements are necessary. For such applications planar holographic optical elements (HOE) offer the highest degree of flexibility and ease of production, however their diffraction-based operation gives rise to chromatic aberrations. If semiconductor lasers with poor wavelength stability are used as optical sources, the problem of chromatic aberrations can seriously limit the operation of a HOE. In this work estimates for the number of independent space-variant interconnects, their spatial tolerances and their wavelength stability are considered.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADP007407

Entities

People

  • J. Schwider
  • N. Streibl
  • R. Volkel
  • W. Stork

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Diffraction
  • Electronics
  • Holographic Optical Elements
  • Lasers
  • Optical Interconnects
  • Production
  • Resilience
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Switching

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers