Title :
Flexible-bandwidth and format-agile networking based on optical arbitrary waveform generation and wavelength selective switches
Author :
He, Tingting ; Fontaine, N.K. ; Scott, R.P. ; Geisler, D.J. ; Paraschis, L. ; Gerstel, O. ; Heritage, J.P. ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper experimentally demonstrates flexible-bandwidth networking by splitting a 500-GHz waveform generated by optical arbitrary waveform generation into its two tributary spectral slices using a liquid-crystal spatial light phase modulator as a wavelength selective switch.
Keywords :
liquid crystals; optical communication; optical switches; phase modulation; spatial light modulators; flexible-bandwidth networking; format-agile networking; frequency 500 GHz; liquid-crystal spatial light phase modulator; optical arbitrary waveform generation; wavelength selective switches;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698775
