Abstract
An array of aspheric off-axis GaP microlenses fabricated by mass-transport smoothing has been used to eliminate distortion in an optical interconnection system employing a single macroscopic relay lens. System design and experimental results are presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Diffractive Optics and Micro-Optics, DOMO 2000 |
| Publisher | Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) |
| Pages | 275-277 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 1557526354 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Diffractive Optics and Micro-Optics, DOMO 2000 - Quebec City, Canada Duration: Jun 18 2000 → Jun 22 2000 |
Publication series
| Name | Optics InfoBase Conference Papers |
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| ISSN (Electronic) | 2162-2701 |
Conference
| Conference | Diffractive Optics and Micro-Optics, DOMO 2000 |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Quebec City |
| Period | 6/18/00 → 6/22/00 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Army Research Orlice (DA/DAAH04-95-1-0360), the Army Research Laboratory, the Night Vision and Electrooptic Sensors Directorate, and Cynosure, Inc. The VCSEL array was provided by the Honeywell Technology Center.
Funding Information:
A distortionless optical interconnect system has been demonstrated through the use of an array of mass-transported aspheric off-axis GaP microlenses in conjunction with a single image-relay lens. The design is tolerant to misalignment (errors in beam-steering angle did not impact performance) and to aberrations induced by the microlens array. Furthermore, the physical symmetry of this design allows the system to be folded in half (making the object and image planes coincident) by placing a mirror at the effective system aperture, thus allowing application to a system using a "smart-pixel array. This research was supported by the Army Research Office (DA/DAAH04-95-1-0360), the Army Research Laboratory, the Night Vision and Electrooptic Sensors Directorate, and Cynosure, Inc. The VCSEL array was provided by the Honeywell Technology Center.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2000 OSA/DOMO 2000.