Spatial switch using an optical beam steering device

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1997-10-10

1999-10-12

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

Temporal optical modulation within an optical waveguide

Electro-optic

385 1, 385 2, 385 16, 385 17, 385 37, G02F 1035

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059664762

ABSTRACT:
A spatial switch of a simple structure using a "M.times.N" optical beam steering device which operates with M "1.times.N" spatial switches using a phased optical waveguide array. The spatial switch using an optical beam steering device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the optical beam steering device includes an optical waveguide phase modulator array, the optical beam steering device is used as a "1.times.N" spatial switch device, and M units of the "1.times.N" spatial switch device are aligned in parallel so that a "M.times.N" spatial switching operation is performed on a plane where a far field diffraction pattern of the "1.times.N" spatial switch device is formed. The spatial switch utilizes the characteristics that if the propagation directions of the lights output from "1.times.N" switches coincide with each other, the far field diffraction patterns formed by the switches converge into the same point.

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