DocumentCode :
1363844
Title :
Monolithic Flexible-Grid 1 
2 Wavelength-Selective Switch in Silicon Photonics
Author :
Doerr, Christopher R. ; Buhl, Lawrence L. ; Chen, Long ; Dupuis, Nicolas
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume :
30
Issue :
4
fYear :
2012
Firstpage :
473
Lastpage :
478
Abstract :
We describe in further detail a demonstration of a monolithic 1 × 2 silicon wavelength-selective switch in silicon photonics. The switching has a flexible grid with 32 pixels on a pitch of 100 GHz. It is extremely compact, being only 3.0 × 5.5 mm2, and it can potentially be mass-produced by a silicon foundry. It requires improvements in many characteristics, though, most notably insertion loss, resolution, and pixel count.
Keywords :
flexible structures; optical communication equipment; optical switches; silicon; Si; insertion loss; monolithic flexible-grid 1 × 2 wavelength-selective switch; pixel count; resolution; silicon photonics; size 3.0 mm; size 5.5 mm; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Couplers; Gratings; Optical switches; Passband; Silicon; Fiber optics; grating; integrated optics; phase shifter; wavelength-selective switch;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0733-8724
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2011.2173557
Filename :
6062626
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