• DocumentCode
    3132451
  • Title

    Reprogrammable Optical Phase Array (ROPA) used as a 1Ã\x976 space switch

  • Author

    Mony, M. ; Bisaillon, E. ; Shoukry, E. ; Ostafew, C. ; Aimez, V. ; Plant, D.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    821
  • Lastpage
    822
  • Abstract
    The design, simulation and testing of a 1x6 optical switch is presented. Switching is achieved through a voltage-controlled optical phase array. Electrode voltages are provided by a high-voltage CMOS chip. Switching angles are within 2°.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical switches; optical arrays; optical design techniques; optical testing; CMOS chip; ROPA; electrode voltage; optical switch design; optical testing; reprogrammable optical phase array; voltage-controlled optical phase array; Electrodes; Liquid crystals; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical packet switching; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Phased arrays; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2006.279040
  • Filename
    4054438
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3132451