Integrated polymer microprisms for free space optical beam deflecting
Abstract
We demonstrate beam deflection and multiple channel communication in free space optical communications using microprisms integrated directly onto an array of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). The design and fabrication of such a transmitter is presented, and shown to achieve beam deflection of up to 10 in a planar configuration. A location discovery application, for use within a distributed network, is put forward and analysed. (c) 2009 Optical Society of America
Citation
Reardon , C , Di Falco , A , Welna , K & Krauss , T 2009 , ' Integrated polymer microprisms for free space optical beam deflecting ' , Optics Express , vol. 17 , no. 5 , pp. 3424-3428 . https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.003424
Publication
Optics Express
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1094-4087Type
Journal article
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(c) 2009 OSA. This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-5-3424
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