Optical Information Technology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Nonlinearities in GaAs Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Nonlinear Optical Properties of GaAs/(AlGa) As Multiple Quantum Wells Under Quasistationary High Laser Excitation and Transversal Electric Fields

      • K.-H. Schlaad, Ch. Weber, U. Zimmermann, G. Weimann, C. v. Hoof, G. Borghs et al.

      Pages 3-12

   3. Electroabsorptive/-Refractive Effects in Asymmetric Step Quantum Wells and BRAQWET Structures

      • U. Olin

      Pages 13-19

   4. Electrooptical Modulation in Vertical Multiple Quantum Well Microresonators

      • G. Wingen, S. Zumkley, J. C. Michel, J. L. Oudar, R. Planel, D. Jäger

      Pages 20-26

   5. Criteria for the Use of Nonlinear GaAs Etalons for Threshold Logic

      • B. Acklin, N. Collings, C. Bagnoud

      Pages 27-36

3. Interconnect Technologies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Synthesis of Diffractive Optical Elements Using Electromagnetic Theory of Gratings

      • E. Noponen, A. Vasara, E. Byckling, J. Turunen, J. M. Miller, M. R. Taghizadeh

      Pages 39-46

   3. The Design of Quasi-Periodic Fourier Plane Array Generators

      • A. G. Kirk, A. K. Powell, T. J. Hall

      Pages 47-56

   4. Microlenses in PMMA with High Relative Aperture Fabricated by Proton Irradiation Combined with Monomer Diffusion

      • K.-H. Brenner, M. Frank, M. Kufner, S. Kufner, M. Testorf

      Pages 57-66

   5. Fabrication of Microoptic Components by Thermal Imprinting

      • K.-H. Brenner, C. Doubrava, T. M. Merklein

      Pages 67-75

   6. Invariant Pattern Recognition: Towards Neural Network Classifiers

      • G. Lebreton, E. Marom, N. Konforti, D. Mendlovic

      Pages 76-84

   7. Holographic Interconnect Components for Optical Processing Systems

      • A. C. Walker, M. R. Taghizadeh, E. J. Restall, B. Robertson, J. M. Miller

      Pages 85-93

   8. Binary, Multilevel, and Hybrid Holographic Optical Array Illuminators

      • M. R. Taghizadeh, J. Turunen, H. Ichikawa, J. M. Miller, B. Robertson, P. Blair et al.

      Pages 94-99

4. II–VI-Compound Nonlinearities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Wide Bandgap II–VI Light Emitting Devices

      • B. C. Cavenett, K. A. Prior, S. Y. Wang, J. Simpson

      Pages 103-109

   3. Optical Nonlinearities of CdS for Optical Addressing

      • J. Oberlé, B. Kippelen, A. C. Walker, A. Daunois

      Pages 110-117

   4. Optical Nonlinearities and Switching from Excitons in II–VI Semiconductors

      • C. Dörnfeld, C. R. Paton, Z. Xie, J. Erland, J. M. Hvam

      Pages 118-127

   5. Predictions of Large Optical Nonlinearities in Quantum Well Wires

      • S. Benner, H. Haug

      Pages 128-132

   6. Nonlinear Optical Properties of II–VI Semiconductor Quantum Dots

      • A. Uhrig, A. Wörner, M. Saleh, C. Klingshirn, N. Neuroth, K. Remitz et al.

      Pages 133-139

Research in optical information technology in Europe has been very active inrecent years. This volume records state-of-the-art research conducted in some 22 laboratories who have worked together within EC ESPRIT Basic Research Action 3199 up to 1992. The topics cover: (1) Active optical logic and switching devices - embracing new materials, nonlinear and electrooptic mechanisms as well as advanced device fabrication. These devices cover the range from all-optical nonlinear interferometer structures through hybrid optical-electronic modulators to integrated emitter-receiver structures. (2) The latest state of optical interconnect technology, embracing diffractive optics (binary and multi-level phase gratings), holographic space-variant elements and micro-refractive optics. (3) Contributions on optical information processing architecture and demonstrator projects. The materials base ranges from silicon to II-VI materials with the realisation of pn-junction devices in ZnSe. The research reported here lays the basis for long-term progress in devices for information processing.

• Information Technology (IT)
• Rechnerarchitektur
• algorithms
• computer
• computer architecture
• computer-aided design (CAD)
• exciton
• hardware
• implementation
• optical computing
• optical properties
• optimization
• optoelectronics
• performance
• semiconductor

• Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UK

  S. Desmond Smith, Roderick F. Neale

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