Optical apparatus using a phase grating
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsEmmanuel Kanterakis, Jian-Ming Wang
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Abstract
An optical apparatus comprises a phase grating, an input-ring array, an output-ring array and an optical interconnect. The phase grating produces a modulated light beam for each of a plurality of processing elements. The modulated light beams have a plurality of light wavelengths. An input-ring array receives the plurality of data modulated light beams. An output-ring array outputs a light beam to each processing element. An optical interconnect transfers light from the input-ring array to the output ring array and uniquely rotates each wavelength of the transferred light.
Claims7
An optical apparatus comprising:
- a phase grating for producing a modulated light beam for each of a plurality of processing elements, the modulated light beams having a plurality of light wavelengths;
- an input-ring array for receiving the plurality of data modulated light beams;
- an output-ring array for outputting a light beam to each processing element;
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- an optical interconnect for transferring light from the input-ring array to the output-ring array and uniquely rotating each wavelength of the transferred light.
A method for transferring data between a plurality of processors, the method comprising:
- providing a phase grating;
- producing using the phase grating a modulated light beam for each of a plurality of processing elements, the modulated light beams having a plurality of light wavelengths;
- receiving at an input-ring array the plurality of data modulated light beams;
- outputting to an output-ring array a light beam to each processing element;
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- transferring light from the input-ring array to the output-ring array and uniquely rotating each wavelength of the transferred light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.