• DocumentCode
    712487
  • Title

    LCOS-based flexible grid 1×40 wavelength selective switch using planar lightwave circuit as spot size converter

  • Author

    Iwama, Masaki ; Takahashi, Masanori ; Kimura, Masayoshi ; Uchida, Yasuyoshi ; Hasesawa, Junichi ; Kawahara, Rvo ; Kagi, Nobuvuki

  • Author_Institution
    FUEL Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Chiba, Japan
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A high port count WSS using planar lightwave circuit at optical input/output ports is presented. We demonstrate a LCOS-based 1×40 WSS with less than 8.0 dB insertion loss and ±17 GHz 0.5dB passband width.
  • Keywords
    liquid crystal on silicon; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; LCOS; frequency 17 GHz; insertion loss; liquid crystal on silicon; planar lightwave circuit; spot size converter; wavelength selective switch; Arrays; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Research and development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121842
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=712487