Experimental investigation of a free-space optical switching network by using symmetric self-electro-optic-effect devices

McCormick, F. B.; Tooley, F. A. P.; Cloonan, T. J.; Brubaker, J. L.; Lentine, Anthony L.; Morrison, Rick L.; Hinterlong, S. J.; Herron, Michael J.; Walker, S. L.; Sasián, José M.

doi:10.1364/ao.31.005431

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“…Some application examples include free-space optical switching networks, [1][2][3] readwrite magneto-optical data storage systems, 4,5 and polarization-based imaging systems. 6,7 In these systems, a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) is an essential element for separating two orthogonally polarized light beams.…”

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Design, fabrication, and characterization of form-birefringent multilayer polarizing beam splitter

et al. 1997

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Polarizing beam splitters that use the anisotropic spectral reflectivity (ASR) characteristic of high-spatialfrequency multilayer binary gratings have been designed, fabricated, and characterized. Using the ASR effect with rigorous coupled-wave analysis, we design an optical element that is transparent for TM polarization and reflective for TE polarization at an arbitrary incidence angle and operational wavelength. The experiments with the fabricated element demonstrate a high efficiency (Ͼ97%), with polarization extinction ratios higher than 220:1 at a wavelength of 1.523 m over a 20°angular bandwidth by means of the ASR characteristics of the device. These ASR devices combine many useful characteristics, such as compactness, low insertion loss, high efficiency, and broad angular and spectral bandwidth operations.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Design, fabrication, and characterization of form-birefringent multilayer polarizing beam splitter

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“…For example the proceedings of the ICO conference "Optical Computing" held in Edinburgh in 1994 show very well the situation of digital and analog optical computing 131 . Novel optical components such as vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCELs) or symmetric self-electro-optic-effect devices (SEED) 132 were studied and constructed. Several digital optical computers were proposed, for example, Peter S. Guilfoyle et al constructed a 32-bit, fully programmable digital optical computer (DOC II) designed to operate in a UNIX environment running RISC microcode 133 .…”

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A short history of optical computing: rise, decline, and evolution

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2009

SPIE Proceedings

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This paper gives a brief historical review of the development of optical computing from the early years, 60 years ago, until today. All the major inventions in the field were made in the sixties, generating a lot of enthusiasm. However it is between 1980 and 2000, that optical computing had its golden age with numerous new technologies and innovating optical processors been designed and constructed for real applications. Today the field of optical computing has evolved and its results benefit to new research topics such as nanooptics, biophotonics, or communication systems.

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“…[5]. They can also be used in polarization-based optical systems such as the ellipsometers, magneto-optic data storage devices, and free-space optical switching networks [6][7][8][9]. A block diagram of BS is sketched in the upper panel of Figure 1, where it has an input and two outputs.…”

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Design Analysis of a Beam Splitter Based on the Frustrated Total Internal Reflection

Chien

Liu

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Abstract-In this work, a theoretical analysis on the design of the beam splitter (BS) based on the frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) is made. We consider a model structure made of a lowindex gap layer bounded by two high-index layers. In the design of a 50/50 BS, we find that there exists a critical gap thickness which is a decreasing function of the angle of incidence for both T E and T M waves. There also exists a critical wavelength for the incident wave, and it increases with increasing angle of incidence. Finally, at a fixed gap thickness and wavelength of incident wave, the critical angle in T E wave is slightly larger than that of T M wave. The analysis provides some fundamental information that is of particular use to the design of a BS within the framework of FTIR.

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Experimental investigation of a free-space optical switching network by using symmetric self-electro-optic-effect devices

Cited by 77 publications

References 19 publications

Design, fabrication, and characterization of form-birefringent multilayer polarizing beam splitter

Design, fabrication, and characterization of form-birefringent multilayer polarizing beam splitter

A short history of optical computing: rise, decline, and evolution

Design Analysis of a Beam Splitter Based on the Frustrated Total Internal Reflection

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