Title :
WSS Switching Engine Technologies
Author :
Wall, P. ; Colbourne, Paul ; Reimer, Christian ; McLaughlin, Steve
Author_Institution :
JDSU, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Various switching engines such as MEMS, liquid crystal, and phased arrays, can be used to implement a colorless WSS. Switching engine affect on device design characteristics and implications on specifications for future applications are discussed.
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; micromechanical devices; optical fibre communication; optical switches; phase modulation; MEMS; liquid crystal; phased arrays; switching engine technologies; wavelength selective switches; Engines; Gratings; Liquid crystals; Micromechanical devices; Optical beams; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Phased arrays; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528672
