Title :
A Reconfigurable Optical Demultiplexer based on a MEMS Deformable Blazed Grating
Author :
Antoine, Christophe ; Li, Xiang ; Wang, Jen-Shiang ; Solgaard, Olav
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA
Abstract :
The operation of a cyclic reconfigurable optical wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer based on a micromachined tunable blazed grating (TBG) is introduced and a 1times3 demultiplexer is experimentally demonstrated in the C-band
Keywords :
adaptive optics; demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; diffractive optical elements; micro-optomechanical devices; micromachining; optical fibre networks; optical tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; C-band; MEMS deformable blazed grating; WDM; cyclic reconfigurable optical wavelength demultiplexer; micromachined tunable blazed grating; multiplexer; optical fiber networks; wavelength division multiplexing; Diffraction gratings; Fiber gratings; Micromechanical devices; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Their Applications Conference, 2006. IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9562-X
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2006.1708326
