Components for the implementation of free-space optical crossbars
Applied Optics, Vol. 35, Issue 35, pp. 6934-6944 (1996)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.35.006934
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Abstract
We describe an optical system developed to form the basis of a 64 × 64 free-space optical matrix-matrix crossbar switch. The design and performance of each of the main optical components is discussed: lenses, diffractive optical elements, and polarizing beamsplitters, together with the optomechanical hardware design. For these components, throughput levels of −6.9 dB have been achieved, which is compatible with full system operation at 10−12 bit error rates at ≥270 Mbits s−1.
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Citation
C. P. Barrett, P. Blair, G. S. Buller, D. T. Neilson, B. Robertson, E. C. Smith, M. R. Taghizadeh, and A. C. Walker, "Components for the implementation of free-space optical crossbars," Appl. Opt. 35, 6934-6944 (1996)
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