Reconfigurable 16-channel WDM drop module using silicon MEMS optical switches

Author

Giles, C.R. ; Barber, B. ; Aksyuk, Vladimir ; Ruel, R. ; Stulz, Larry ; Bishop, D.

Author_Institution

Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

1999

Firstpage

63

Lastpage

65

Abstract

A reconfigurable 16-channel 100-GHz spacing wavelength-division-multiplexed drop module for use at 1550 nm was demonstrated using silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS) optical switches and arrayed waveguide grating routers. Through-channel extinction was greater than 40 dB and average insertion loss was 21 dB, Both drop-and-retransmit of multiple channels (11-18 dB contrast, 14-19-dB insertion loss) and drop-and-detect of single channels (>20-dB adjacent channel rejection, 10-14-dB insertion loss) were implemented.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; electromechanical effects; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; modules; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical waveguides; reconfigurable architectures; silicon; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 to 14 dB; 100 GHz; 14 to 19 dB; 1550 nm; 21 dB; Si; adjacent channel rejection; arrayed waveguide grating routers; average insertion loss; drop-and-detect; drop-and-retransmit; insertion loss; multiple channels; reconfigurable 16-channel WDM drop module; silicon MEMS optical switches; silicon microelectromechanical system; through-channel extinction; wavelength-division-multiplexed drop module; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Insertion loss; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Optical arrays; Optical losses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.736392

Filename

736392