Photonic Integrated Devices for Exploiting the Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) of Light in Optical Communications

Sorel, M. , Strain, M. J., Yu, S. and Cai, X. (2015) Photonic Integrated Devices for Exploiting the Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) of Light in Optical Communications. In: ECOC 2015: 41st European Conference on Optical Communication, Valencia, Spain, 27 Sept - 1 Oct 2015, pp. 1-3. (doi: 10.1109/ECOC.2015.7341974)

Abstract

We discuss the development of silicon photonic microring resonators for the emission of optical vortex beams. These devices offer great potential for high capacity short-reach optical interconnects thanks to their compactness, low power consumption and fast reconfigurability.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Sorel, Professor Marc and Strain, Dr Michael
• Authors: Sorel, M., Strain, M. J., Yu, S., and Cai, X.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2015 IEEE
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
67109	1	ROAM - Revolutionising Optical Fibre Transmission and Networking Using the Orbital Angular Momentum of Light	Marc Sorel	European Commission (EC)	645361	ENG - ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS & NANO ENG