1. Integrated Optical Wavelength Converters and Routers for Robust Wavelength-Agile Analog/ Digital Optical Networks
New Ideas
Planar InP active, passive and filter waveguides for optical wavelength conversion, monitoring and routing/mux/demux on a common platform.
Novel 2-stage all-optical converter for any lin to lout using fixed optical filters
Integrated mode converters for low NF and high performance analog and digital operation
New etching techniques to realize ring resonator filters and TIR mirrors on integrated platform
OEO wavelength conversion for analog and digital monitoring
Impact
July – Sept 02
Oct – Dec 02
Jan – Mar 03
April – June 03
July – Sept 03
Scalable, dynamically reconfigurable analog/digital WDM optical networks
Low power, small footprint, low cost modules for ship, aircraft and mobile applications
Penetration of agile high bandwidth on-demand optical networks into military applications
New platforms and tools to integrate photonic functions and modules at the chip level.
Bring down system size, cost and power dissipation
Task 1:
AOWC
2/3/03 Integration process Report
9/1/03 Delivery of single stage SOA-IWC
Task 2:
Filter
9/1/03 Demonstrate InP filter and TIR Mirror
9/1/03 Delivery of OEIC-WC and PD/EAM Design Consideration
Task 3:
OEIC-WC