Title :
The use of wavefront encoding to reduce crosstalk in a multicasting fiber telecom switch
Author :
Robertson, Brian ; Yang, Hongming ; Redmond, Maura M. ; Collings, N. ; Liu, Jiangchuan ; Jeziorska-Chapman, Anna M. ; Moore, John R. ; Zhang, Zhenhao ; Crossland, W.A. ; Wonfor, Adrian ; White, Ian H. ; Lee, S.H. ; Chu, D.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
A multicasting fiber optic switch employing a liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator is used to demonstrate wavefront encoding, a novel technique for crosstalk mitigation. Experimentally we reduce worst case crosstalk by 7.5dB.
Keywords :
encoding; liquid crystal devices; multicast communication; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical switches; spatial light modulators; crosstalk reduction; liquid crystal; multicasting fiber optic switch; multicasting fiber telecommunication switch; silicon spatial light modulator; wavefront encoding; Crosstalk; Encoding; Lenses; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
