High-density digital free-space photonic-switching fabrics using exciton absorption reflection-switch (EARS) arrays and microbeam optical interconnection

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-53

  Yamaguchi, Masayasu ^a,b,c,d,e   Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi ^a,b,c,f,g   Hirabayashi, Katsuhiko ^b   Matsuo, Shinji ^a,c   Koyabu, Kunio ^c  

^a IEEE

^b NTT Network Service Systems Laboratories   (Japan)

^c NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

^f KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRONICS PACKAGING; EXCITONS; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SIGNAL GENERATORS; SWITCHING NETWORKS; VLSI CIRCUITS;

EXCITON ABSORPTION REFLECTION SWITCH (EARS) ARRAYS; HIGH DENSITY DIGITAL FREE SPACE PHOTONIC SWITCHING FABRICS; MICROBEAM OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION ARRAYS; STACKED PLANAR OPTICS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0030114371     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.541874     Document Type: Article

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