Abstract

Dynamic optical interconnect systems are being investigated. These systems consist of fixed, high frequency, computer-generated holograms (CGHs) and dynamic spatial light modulators (SLMs). The CGH is used to achieve a high space-bandwidth product that is currently not available in SLMs and the SLMs provide the dynamic properties. Each modulator changes the wavefront that hits a large area of CGH. The CGH is designed so that different wavefronts will send light to different positions. This method allows for local control (modulators in same plane as processors) or external control (modulators in different plane than processors) of the connections. Computer simulations have been preformed on various system configurations to test this theory. Iterative optimization techniques are used to design the CGHs and take into account quantizations in the CGHs and SLMs.

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