Overview of high-speed multiple quantum well optical modulator devices and their applications at Lockheed Martin Sanders

Charles G. Garvin; John Alfred Trezza; John S. Ahearn; Keith Kang; Jeffry S. Powell; Richard D. Stack

doi:10.1117/12.326777

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9 October 1998 Overview of high-speed multiple quantum well optical modulator devices and their applications at Lockheed Martin Sanders

Charles G. Garvin, John Alfred Trezza, John S. Ahearn, Keith Kang, Jeffry S. Powell, Richard D. Stack

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Proceedings Volume 3466, Algorithms, Devices, and Systems for Optical Information Processing II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326777
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We review GaAs Fabry-Perot vertical cavity electro-optical devices constructed at Lockheed Martin Sanders, with particular attention to spatial light modulators and discuss a number of their applications. Our manufacturing processes enable the construction of large format, highly-uniform optical modulator and smart pixel arrays integrated with silicon CMOS VLSI circuitry. These devices can be used for a wide variety of applications including: optical computing for target recognition and signal processing, optical data routing, optical interconnect systems, and optical memory storage and access.

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Charles G. Garvin, John Alfred Trezza, John S. Ahearn, Keith Kang, Jeffry S. Powell, and Richard D. Stack "Overview of high-speed multiple quantum well optical modulator devices and their applications at Lockheed Martin Sanders", Proc. SPIE 3466, Algorithms, Devices, and Systems for Optical Information Processing II, (9 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326777

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