D. O’brien, Jing Liu, G. Faulkner, V. Pithamiron, S. Collins, S. Elston
{"title":"Optical wireless networks using self-powered nodes","authors":"D. O’brien, Jing Liu, G. Faulkner, V. Pithamiron, S. Collins, S. Elston","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343381","url":null,"abstract":"A network of ultra-low power consumption communications nodes is presented. A base station illuminates small retro-reflecting nodes with a low-divergence beam of light. This powers the node, and also allows information to be transmitted to it. A modulated retro-reflector on the node then returns information to the base station. Design aspects, and results from the implementation are detailed in the paper.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122038007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Imaging spectroscopy with a multi-aperture camera","authors":"J. Ramella-Roman, A. Basiri, M. Nabili","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343318","url":null,"abstract":"A new type of spectroscopic sensitive camera was used in a clinical trial at the National Rehabilitation Hospital aimed at monitoring the healing process of several types of skin wounds. Results showed significant increase in oxygen saturation related to a decrease in wound size.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125958113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Joshi, C. Batten, Yong-jin Kwon, S. Beamer, I. Shamim, K. Asanović, V. Stojanović
{"title":"Designing manycore processor networks using silicon photonics","authors":"A. Joshi, C. Batten, Yong-jin Kwon, S. Beamer, I. Shamim, K. Asanović, V. Stojanović","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343493","url":null,"abstract":"We present a vertical integration approach for designing silicon photonic networks for communication in manycore systems. Using a top-down approach we project the photonic device requirements for a 64-tile system designed in 22 nm technology.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124835719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel pre-amplifier for WDM systems based on a fiber optical parametric amplifier","authors":"Yu Liang, Jia Li, P. Chui, K. Wong","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343340","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate a novel scheme to improve receiver sensitivity of using a fiber optical parametric amplifier. The power penalty can be improved by 3.9 dB and the receiver sensitivity can achieve -42 dBm when BER = 10-9.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124893698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Pintus, S. Faralli, V. Toccafondo, F. Di Pasquale, A. D’Errico, F. Testa
{"title":"Design of optically pumped Er3+ doped silicon-on-insulator slot waveguide lasers","authors":"P. Pintus, S. Faralli, V. Toccafondo, F. Di Pasquale, A. D’Errico, F. Testa","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343245","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate the potential of Er3+ doped silicon-on-insulator slot waveguides for realizing small-form factor silicon compatible emitters optically pumped at 980 nm.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128660305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Bratschitsch, T. Thomay, F. Sotier, T. Hanke, J. Korger, S. Mahapatra, A. Frey, K. Brunner, A. Leitenstorfer
{"title":"Femtosecond few-fermion dynamics and deterministic single photon gain in a semiconductor quantum dot","authors":"R. Bratschitsch, T. Thomay, F. Sotier, T. Hanke, J. Korger, S. Mahapatra, A. Frey, K. Brunner, A. Leitenstorfer","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343253","url":null,"abstract":"Semiconductor quantum dots are promising systems for robust and scalable quantum information processing. Ultrafast sequences of coherent quantum operations may be envisioned with femtosecond light pulses, if the involved quantum states are separated by at least tens of meV. Therefore, small quantum dots with high confinement potentials are favourable. Due to their large Coulomb correlation energies, CdSe quantum dots are ideal candidates.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127214338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transmission channel rate for coherent optical OFDM - is the sky the limit?","authors":"W. Shieh, Yiran Ma, Qi Yang, Simin Chen, Yan Tang","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343366","url":null,"abstract":"We show that the channel rate of CO-OFDM systems can scale well beyond multi-Tb/s, only bounded by the available optical amplifier bandwidth. However, the benefit of high-spectral efficiency is diminished at these ultra-high channel rates.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130957019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, M. Okano, M. Imada, K. Ishizaki, T. Nakamori, Y. Ota, S. Noda
{"title":"Three-dimensional photonic crystals developed by double-angled reactive-ion etching technique","authors":"K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, M. Okano, M. Imada, K. Ishizaki, T. Nakamori, Y. Ota, S. Noda","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343486","url":null,"abstract":"Three-dimensional photonic crystals are successfully fabricated by a double-angled deep-etching technique. Furthermore, bonding a light emitter onto or between three-dimensional crystals has been shown to enhance or suppress emission.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125607951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dual-output port widely tunable fiber laser based on a SOA dual sagnac loop mirror configuration","authors":"M. Ummy, N. Madamopoulos, P. Lama, R. Dorsinville","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343298","url":null,"abstract":"Widely tunable (30 nm) fiber laser based on a dual Sagnac loop mirror configuration is demonstrated. Dual output port operation is accomplished by proper adjustment of the loop mirror reflectivity allowing for +9 dBm output power.","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126838956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Kracht, M. Schultz, H. Karow, O. Prochnow, D. Wandt, J. Neumann
{"title":"Femtosecond Yb fiber lasers","authors":"D. Kracht, M. Schultz, H. Karow, O. Prochnow, D. Wandt, J. Neumann","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343176","url":null,"abstract":"Passively mode-locked ultrafast ytterbium fiber lasers operating in the wavelength range around 1 mum are subject of intensive investigations during the past years owing to their great potential of realizing cost-effective and compact set-ups [1]. Particularly all-fiber based laser systems are highly suited for the development of reliable, alignment free and low noise laser sources [2]. In this contribution, we will report on two different approaches of providing those ultrafast fiber lasers. A first one is based on a dispersion managed cavity by using a higherorder-mode fiber (HOMF) [3] and the second one consists of an all-normal dispersion fiber oscillator applying spectral filtering for pulse stabilization [4].","PeriodicalId":269220,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126908958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}