Title :
Dispersion Trimming Using a Liquid Crystal on Silicon Based Wavelength Selective Switch
Author :
Roelens, Michael A. F. ; Abakoumov, Dmitri ; Bolger, Jeremy ; Baxter, Glenn ; Frisken, Steve ; Poole, Simon ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The functionality of an LCOS-based wavelength selective switch is extended to do dispersion trimming, tunable per channel and output port. We experimentally demonstrate pulse splitting with different dispersion settings in each of the split signals.
Keywords :
liquid crystal on silicon; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical switches; Si; dispersion trimming; liquid crystal on silicon; pulse splitting; wavelength selective switch; Australia; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Delay; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Phase modulation;
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.2008.4528756
