• DocumentCode
    1591313
  • Title

    Flexible and grid-less wavelength selective switch using LCOS technology

  • Author

    Frisken, Steve ; Baxter, Glenn ; Abakoumov, Dmitri ; Zhou, Hao ; Clarke, Ian ; Poole, Simon

  • Author_Institution
    Finisar Australia Pty Ltd., SA, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The increasing spectral efficiency of Optical Transmission systems is constrained by the limitations of wavelength switching and is driving a requirement for significantly more flexible approaches to routing of the optical traffic. We present the intrinsic Grid-free capabilities of LCOS and show how it can be used practically in a flexible Grid architecture to maximize total fiber capacity.
  • Keywords
    liquid crystal on silicon; optical switches; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; flexible grid architecture; grid-less wavelength selective switch; intrinsic grid-free capability; liquid crystal on silicon technology; optical traffic routing; optical transmission system; spectral efficiency; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875603