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Design of free-space optical interconnects using two Gabor superlenses

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We propose a novel design of micro-optical devices based on multi-aperture compound insect eyes, which transfer a point-to-point multichannel free space signal combined with a diffraction grating. The system is inspired in the refractive superposition compound eyes configuration known as Gabor superlens (GSL) using microlens arrays. A switching function and wave division multiplexing are achieved by introducing a diffraction grating placed in the global focus of the system. The source characteristics, either coherent or incoherent, influence the device performance.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Luis Enrique Erro #1, Santa María Tonantzintla, 72840, Puebla, México

    Anel Garza-Rivera, Francisco-Javier Renero-Carrillo & Carlos-G Trevino-Palacios

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Garza-Rivera, A., Renero-Carrillo, FJ. & Trevino-Palacios, CG. Design of free-space optical interconnects using two Gabor superlenses. OPT REV 21, 516–521 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-014-0081-2

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