Abstract
We further extend the capability of a polymer-fiber-image-guide-
(PFIG-) based optical circuit from a pure point-to-point
interconnect scheme to a general-purpose optical network with
data-branching capabilities. Two-dimensional array data can be
inserted and taken away at free-space add–drop nodes, which are
implemented with free-space minioptical components. A four-node
hybrid circuit with PFIG’s to transmit bit-parallel data and
free-space components to perform add–drop is experimentally
demonstrated.
© 1999 Optical Society of America
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