Reconfigurable binary optical routing switches with fan-out based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors
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1994
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Vawter, G. A., author
Chalmers, S. A., author
Lear, Kevin L., author
Zolper, J. C., author
Zilko, John Leon, author
Adams, A. C., author
Leibenguth, Ronald E., author
Cheng, Julian, author
Lu, Yin-Chen, author
Lu, Bo, author
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The design, fabrication, and experimental demonstration of dynamically reconfigurable binary optical switches based on the integration of GaAs/AlGaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and heterojunction phototransistors are reported. These new monolithic optical switches can perform spatial routing and optical amplification functions on input optical data with a fan-out of two, and can be programmed using simple voltage control. The 1 × 2 and 2 × 2 devices provide the basis for a high performance, two-dimensional optical switching fabric with electrical interfaces for optical switching and interconnection networks.
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optical interconnections
III-V semiconductors
optical switches
aluminium compounds
gallium arsenide
integrated optics
phototransistors
semiconductor lasers
integrated optoelectronics
laser cavity resonators