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Title: Integrated optical maze

Abstract

Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Surety through the development of new detonation control techniques incorporating electro-optic technology are reviewed and proposed in this report. The results of the Kansas City Division`s (KCD`s) literature and vendor search, potential system architecture synthesis, and device test results are the basis of this report. This study has revealed several potential reconfigureable optical interconnect architectures that meet Los Alamos National Laboratory`s preliminary performance specifications. Several planer and global architectures have the potential for meeting the Department of Energy`s applications. Preliminary conclusions on the proposed architectures are discussed. The planer approach of monolithic GaAs amplifier switch arrays is the leading candidate because it meets most of the specifications now. LiNbO{sub 3} and LiTaO{sub 3} planer tree switch arrays are the second choice because they meet all the specifications except for laser power transmission. Although not atop choice, acousto-optical free space switch arrays have been considered and meet most of the specifications. Symmetric-Self Electro-Optic Effect Devices (S-SEED) free space switch arrays are being considered and have excellent potential for smart reconfigureable optical interconnects in the future.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Allied-Signal Aerospace Co., Kansas City, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10170136
Report Number(s):
KCP-613-5384
ON: DE94015866
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00613
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jun 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 42 ENGINEERING; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; DETONATORS; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; LITHIUM OXIDES; NIOBIUM OXIDES; TANTALUM OXIDES; MATERIALS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS; 450200; 426000; 440600; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS AND EXPLOSIVES; COMPONENTS, ELECTRON DEVICES AND CIRCUITS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION

Citation Formats

Roos, E V, and Hendrix, J L. Integrated optical maze. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.2172/10170136.
Roos, E V, & Hendrix, J L. Integrated optical maze. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10170136
Roos, E V, and Hendrix, J L. 1994. "Integrated optical maze". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10170136. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10170136.
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abstractNote = {Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Surety through the development of new detonation control techniques incorporating electro-optic technology are reviewed and proposed in this report. The results of the Kansas City Division`s (KCD`s) literature and vendor search, potential system architecture synthesis, and device test results are the basis of this report. This study has revealed several potential reconfigureable optical interconnect architectures that meet Los Alamos National Laboratory`s preliminary performance specifications. Several planer and global architectures have the potential for meeting the Department of Energy`s applications. Preliminary conclusions on the proposed architectures are discussed. The planer approach of monolithic GaAs amplifier switch arrays is the leading candidate because it meets most of the specifications now. LiNbO{sub 3} and LiTaO{sub 3} planer tree switch arrays are the second choice because they meet all the specifications except for laser power transmission. Although not atop choice, acousto-optical free space switch arrays have been considered and meet most of the specifications. Symmetric-Self Electro-Optic Effect Devices (S-SEED) free space switch arrays are being considered and have excellent potential for smart reconfigureable optical interconnects in the future.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
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