High-speed multichannel optical switching

Andrei L. Mikaelian; Viktor K. Salakhutdinov

doi:10.1117/12.177218

2 June 1994 High-speed multichannel optical switching

Andrei L. Mikaelian, Viktor K. Salakhutdinov

Proceedings Volume 2144, Advanced Photonics Materials for Information Technology; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177218
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The programmable interconnection between N input and N output channels based on a matrix of microholograms is considered. Such a system can be used for optical switching having high speed, about gigabits-per-second. An example of such a system using bacteriorhodopsin film is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The thickness of bacteriorhodopsin was 50 micrometers and the cell size 3cmx2cm. To maintain interconnects each microhologram was regenerated by means of a routing system composed of a He-Ne laser, deflectors and optical elements. Experimentally, 20 channels were used. The diameter of the microhologram was 1mm, and the diffraction efficiency was about 2%. The tests and calculations show the possibility of arranging 10⁴ switching channels with speed about 1 gigabit per second.

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Andrei L. Mikaelian and Viktor K. Salakhutdinov "High-speed multichannel optical switching", Proc. SPIE 2144, Advanced Photonics Materials for Information Technology, (2 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177218

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