• DocumentCode
    635753
  • Title

    LCOS-based matrix switching for 2×4 WSS for fully flexible channel selection

  • Author

    Ting Han ; Plumridge, Jonathan ; Frisken, Steve ; Baxter, Glenn

  • Author_Institution
    Finisar Australia Pty Ltd., Waterloo, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    11-14 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a 2×4 wavelength selective cross-connect based on Liquid Crystal on Silicon technology. In this device, optical beams from both COM ports can be simultaneously switched on a 50GHz grid to any one of the four Drop ports. We achieve a neighboring port isolation > 25dB for 90 separate 50GHz channels at ~8dB loss for polarized light.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; liquid crystal on silicon; optical losses; optical switches; COM ports; Drop ports; LCOS-based matrix switching; WSS; frequency 50 GHz; fully flexible channel selection; neighboring port isolation; optical beams; wavelength selective cross-connect; Crystals; Gratings; Ports (Computers); Silicon; Switches; Liquid Crystal on Silicon; Wavelength selective switch; wavelength selective cross connect;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ajaccio
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6608305