Schematic Shows Application of Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Schematic Shows Application of Arrayed Waveguide Gratings

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This schematic shows an application of arrayed waveguide gratings, a technology developed by the telecommunications industry, combining eight laser arrays (left) to a single waveguide (far right) that would deliver specific infrared wavelengths ultimately to a detector.

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Credits: UCSB and NRL

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