Title :
A compact high-port-count wavelength selective switch using LCOSs and a multi-stacked AWG
Author :
Sorimoto, Keisuke ; Tsuda, Hiroyuki ; Ishikawa, Hiroshi ; Hasama, Toshifumi ; Kawashima, Hitoshi ; Kintaka, Kenji ; Mori, Masahiko ; Uetsuka, Hisato
Author_Institution :
Keio Univ., Fujisawa
Abstract :
We propose a 40-channel, 1times11 wavelength selective switch using LCOSs and a multi-stacked AWG. It exhibits a flattop passband, and its volume is only 30 cc.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; liquid crystal on silicon; optical communication equipment; optical switches; flattop passband; forty-channel switch; high-port-count switch; liquid crystal-on-silicon; multistacked AWG; wavelength selective switch; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Lenses; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Passband; arrayed waveguide grating; liquid crystal on silicon; wavelength selective switch;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688647
