Wavelength multiplexed two dimensional image transmission through single mode optical fiber

A system for parallel transmission of a two-dimensional image through a single mode optical fiber, comprising:

• a source of broadband light;
• a first thin film channel waveguide having a first two-dimensional matrix of optical gratings for dispersing said broadband light to project a two-dimensional array of component wavelengths of said broadband light on a plane;
• a spatial light modulator positioned on said plane for modulating the intensity of said component wavelengths to define the two-dimensional image;
• a second thin film channel waveguide having a second two-dimensional matrix of optical gratings for collecting and recombining said modulated component wavelengths into a broadband light beam;
• a single mode optical fiber connected to said said second thin film channel waveguide for transmitting said broadband light beam;
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• a third thin film channel waveguide connected to said single mode fiber and having a third two-dimensional matrix of optical gratings corresponding to said first matrix of optical gratings for receiving and dispersing said transmitted broadband light beam to reproduce the two-dimensional image.