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

F. B. McCormick; F. A.P. Tooley; T. J. Cloonan; J. L. Brubaker; A. L. Lentine; R. L. Morrison; S. J. Hinterlong; M. J. Herron; S. L. Walker; J. M. Sasian

doi:10.1364/AO.31.005431

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

F. B. McCormick
, F. A.P. Tooley
, T. J. Cloonan
, J. L. Brubaker
, A. L. Lentine
, R. L. Morrison
, S. J. Hinterlong
, M. J. Herron
, S. L. Walker
, J. M. Sasian

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Abstract

A prototype digital free-space photonic switching fabric is demonstrated. It consists of three cascaded 16 x 8 arrays of symmetric self-electro-optic-effect devices that are used as logic gates that implement part of a multistage interconnection network. We discuss architecture, device tolerancing, optical system design, and optomechanical design. This optical circuit is successfully configured as a fully operational array of 32 independent 2x2 nodes and operates at 100 kHz.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5431-5446
Number of pages	16
Journal	Applied optics
Volume	31
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.31.005431
State	Published - Sep 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Optical computing
Optical interconnections
Photonic switching

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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