Optoelectronic systems based on InGaAs-complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor smart-pixel arrays and free-space optical interconnects

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2822-2830

  Walker, Andrew C ^a   Yang, Tsung Yi ^a   Gourlay, James ^a   Dines, Julian A B ^a   Forbes, Mark G ^a   Prince, Simon M ^a   Baillie, Douglas A ^a   Neilson, David T ^a   Williams, Rhys ^a,b   Wilkinson, Lucy C ^d   Smith, George R ^a   Desmulliez, Mark P Y ^a   Buller, Gerald S ^a   Taghizadeh, Mohammad R ^a   Waddie, Andrew ^a   Underwood, Ian ^b   Stanley, Colin R ^c   Pottier, Francois ^c   Vögele, Brigitte ^c   Sibbett, Wilson ^d  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001221495     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.002822     Document Type: Article

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