Design, implementation, and characterization of a kinematically aligned, cascaded spot-array generator for a modulator-based free-space optical interconnect

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Brosseau, DF [1 ]
Lacroix, F [1 ]
Ayliffe, MH [1 ]
Bernier, E [1 ]
Robertson, B [1 ]
Tooley, FAP [1 ]
Plant, DV [1 ]
Kirk, AG [1 ]
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[1] McGill Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Photon Syst Grp, Montreal, PQ H3A 2A7, Canada
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10.1364/AO.39.000733
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The design and the implementation of a modular spot-array generator for a modulator-based free-space optical interconnect is presented. Two cascaded diffractive optical elements produce 4 x 8 clusters on a 1600 mu m x 800 mu m pitch, where each cluster is a 4 x 4 array of (1/e(2)) 13.1-mu m-radius spots on a 90-mu m pitch. The spot-array generator is kinematically aligned to the interconnect system such that no realignment is necessary between removal and reinsertion. Characterization results are presented. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.
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