Title :
LCOS-based 4×4 wavelength cross-connect switch for flexible channel management in ROADMs
Author :
Sakurai, Yasuki ; Kawasugi, Masahiro ; Hotta, Yuji ; Khan, Md Saad ; Oguri, Hisashi ; Takeuchi, Katsuyoshi ; Michihata, Sachiko ; Uehara, Noboru
Author_Institution :
Santec Corp., Komaki, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an integrated 4×4 wavelength cross-connect switch utilizing an LCOS-based 12 port counts wavelength blocker array, which enables flexible control of optical power level, channel bandwidth and on-grid frequency channel-by-channel as well as port-by-port.
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical switches; silicon; LCOS; ROADM; channel bandwidth; flexible channel management; liquid crystal-on-silicon; on-grid frequency; optical power level; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; wavelength blocker array; wavelength cross-connect switch; Arrays; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
