Title :
1×11 few-mode fiber wavelength selective switch using photonic lanterns
Author :
Carpenter, Joel ; Leon-Saval, Sergio G. ; Salazar Gil, Joel R. ; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss ; Baxter, Glenn ; Stewart, Luke ; Frisken, Steve ; Roelens, Michael A. F. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Schroder, Jochen
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci. (IPOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate an 11 port count wavelength selective switch supporting spatial superchannels of three spatial modes, based on the combination of photonic lanterns and a high-port count single-mode WSS.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical switches; few-mode fiber wavelength selective switch; high-port count single-mode WSS; photonic lanterns; spatial modes; spatial superchannels; Arrays; Loss measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Photonics; Ports (Computers);
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th4A.2
