Title :
Design issues in compact optical switches using spatial light modulators
Author :
Chu, H.H. ; Holmes, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., King´´s Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
Optical switches are likely to play an important role in WDM networks for use in network protection. For undersea networks it is essential that the devices are compact and hence thermally stable. Compact optical switches using spatial-light modulators can be implemented using a diffractive lens. In this paper we investigate the performance implications of such a switch architecture
Keywords :
optical switches; WDM networks; compact optical switches; design issues; diffractive lens; network protection; performance; spatial light modulators; switch architecture; undersea networks;
Conference_Titel :
Multiwavelength Optical Networks: Devices, Systems and Network Implementations (Ref. No. 1998/257), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19980320
