Title :
Transparent optical crossbar switch using liquid-crystal optical light modulator arrays
Author :
Noguchi, Kazuhiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A transparent optical multichannel switch using liquid-crystal spatial light modulators and birefringent crystals is reported. 8×8-channel crossbar switch operation for arbitrary input optical beam polarization state is demonstrated
Keywords :
transparency; 8×8-channel crossbar switch; arbitrary input optical beam polarization state; birefringent crystals; liquid-crystal optical light modulator arrays; liquid-crystal spatial light modulators; transparent optical crossbar switch; transparent optical multichannel switch;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971574
