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Optical interconnections using microlens arrays

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Free-space interconnection of widely spaced pixels may be implemented using microlenses, rather than conventional imaging. Advantages, problems, and studies of system capacity are discussed.

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    F. B. McCormick, F. A. P. Tooley, T. J. Cloonan, J. M. Sasian & H. S. Hinton

  2. AT&T Bell Laboratories, 08540, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Keith O. Mersereau & A. Y. Feldblum

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McCormick, F.B., Tooley, F.A.P., Cloonan, T.J. et al. Optical interconnections using microlens arrays. Opt Quant Electron 24, S465–S477 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00619512

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