Fabrication and testing issues in free-space digital optical switching and computing

F. B. McCormick; J. M. Sasian; R. J. Crisci; R. L. Morrison; F. A.P. Tooley; E. Kerbis; S. L. Walker

doi:10.1117/12.132173

Fabrication and testing issues in free-space digital optical switching and computing

F. B. McCormick, J. M. Sasian, R. J. Crisci, R. L. Morrison, F. A.P. Tooley, E. Kerbis, S. L. Walker

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Abstract

Free-space optical interconnections offer a means to alleviate many high speed, high density communications problems in digital systems. The realization of this new technology involves the application of many classical optical testing techniques, as well as the development of several novel tools and techniques. We describe the design and implementation of a free-space optically interconnected switching fabric, and the fabrication and testing techniques involved. The lenses, polarizing beamsplitters, lasers, and diffractive optics used in the experiment were tested for optical transmission efficiency and uniformity, and wavefront quality.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	553-572
Number of pages	20
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	1720
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.132173
State	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Symposium on Optical Fabrication, Testing, and Surface Evaluation 1992 - Tokyo, Japan Duration: Jun 10 1992 → Jun 12 1992

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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