Abstract:Optical interconnects will have an important role for internal communication within future spacecrafts as well as intra-communication between satellite constellations. Optical sources with novel functionality, such as solid state beam steering, would have many advantages. A novel approach for creating 2-dimensional arrays of coherently coupled vertically emitting laser cavities has been demonstrated and is discussed herein. Coherent optical coupling is achieved by creating a 2x2 array of defect cavities within… Show more
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