Title :
Hybrid free-space and planar lightwave circuit wavelength-selective 1×3 switch with integrated drop-side demultiplexer
Author :
Marom, D.M. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Cappuzzo, M. ; Chen, E. ; Wong-Foy, A. ; Gomez, L.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a 100 GHz-spaced, wavelength-selective switch with a single input port, three multiplexed output ports for mesh networking functionality, and an integrated demultiplexer for locally dropping channels for detection.
Keywords :
channel spacing; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 GHz; hybrid free-space; integrated drop-side demultiplexer; mesh networking; multiplexed output port; planar lightwave circuit; wavelength-selective switch;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
