MQW-based 128-element linear modulator for optical computing applications

T. Y. Hsu; W. W. Hooper; T. C. Hasenberg; W. Y. Wu; Y. Owechko; U. Efron

MQW-based 128-element linear modulator for optical computing applications

T. Y. Hsu, W. W. Hooper, T. C. Hasenberg, W. Y. Wu, Y. Owechko, U. Efron

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Abstract

A description is given of the design, fabrication, and preliminary performance evaluation of a 128-element linear array modulator based on multiple quantum-well (MQW) structures for use in a programmable incoherent matrix optical processor (PRIMO). This device, which is based on one-dimensional spatial light modulators in a series arrangement, allows a large variety of matrix operations as well as one-dimensional correlations and convolutions to be performed. Used with the PLZT modulator, the device is capable of achieving up to ≅10¹⁰ operations per second (OPS) with a 500-element linear array. The replacement of the PLZT modulator with the MQW electroabsorption modulator allows throughputs up to 10¹³ OPS to be attained. Furthermore, the use of electroabsorption eliminates the need for polarizers, resulting in significant simplification of the structure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-0PTICS
Editors	Anon
Publisher	Publ by IEEE
Pages	338-339
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	1557520860
State	Published - 1 Dec 1989
Externally published	Yes
Event	Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - Baltimore, MD, USA Duration: 24 Apr 1989 → 28 Apr 1989

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Name	CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-0PTICS

Conference

Conference	Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
City	Baltimore, MD, USA
Period	24/04/89 → 28/04/89

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Hsu, TY, Hooper, WW, Hasenberg, TC, Wu, WY, Owechko, Y & Efron, U 1989, MQW-based 128-element linear modulator for optical computing applications. in Anon (ed.), CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-0PTICS. CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-0PTICS, Publ by IEEE, pp. 338-339, Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD, USA, 24/04/89.

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