中国物理B ›› 2007, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3): 740-745.doi: 10.1088/1009-1963/16/3/030

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Steering light into logic patterns with two-dimensional cascaded multimode waveguide

周海峰, 杨建义, 王明华, 江晓清   

  1. Department of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 收稿日期:2006-04-11 修回日期:2006-09-12 出版日期:2007-03-20 发布日期:2007-03-20
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No~60477018) and the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No~60436020).

Steering light into logic patterns with two-dimensional cascaded multimode waveguide

Zhou Hai-Feng(周海峰), Yang Jian-Yi(杨建义), Wang Ming-Hua(王明华), and Jiang Xiao-Qing(江晓清)   

  1. Department of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • Received:2006-04-11 Revised:2006-09-12 Online:2007-03-20 Published:2007-03-20
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No~60477018) and the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No~60436020).

摘要: Steering light into logic patterns with two-dimensional cascaded multimode waveguide is demonstrated. By employing the imaging properties of 2D multimode interference (MMI) and partial phase modulation method, the design ideas and the implementing methods of the 2(2×2) bits type spatial logic steering are discussed; therefore the structure of logical pattern is proposed. Numerical simulation is carried out to verify the design in detail by using the beam propagation method. It is expected to realize logic coders by using the integrated optical methods and exploit their potential applications in the field of optical logic.

Abstract: Steering light into logic patterns with two-dimensional cascaded multimode waveguide is demonstrated. By employing the imaging properties of 2D multimode interference (MMI) and partial phase modulation method, the design ideas and the implementing methods of the 2(2×2) bits type spatial logic steering are discussed; therefore the structure of logical pattern is proposed. Numerical simulation is carried out to verify the design in detail by using the beam propagation method. It is expected to realize logic coders by using the integrated optical methods and exploit their potential applications in the field of optical logic.

Key words: integrated optics, multimode interference, spatial light modulators, logic patterns

中图分类号:  (Waveguides, couplers, and arrays)

  • 42.82.Et
42.79.Ta (Optical computers, logic elements, interconnects, switches; neural networks) 42.82.Bq (Design and performance testing of integrated-optical systems) 42.82.Cr (Fabrication techniques; lithography, pattern transfer)