DocumentCode
3519238
Title
Fiber Switching with a Diffractive Mirror Structure: Insertion Loss and Crosstalk Analysis
Author
Sinefeld, David ; Marom, Dan M.
Author_Institution
Appl. Phys. Dept., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, Israel
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We analyze the 1×K fiber switching performance when using a diffractive mirror in place of a tilting micromirror. Our findings demonstrate increasing insertion losses for larger fiber counts and elevated crosstalk levels due to quantization effects.
Keywords
beam steering; diffractive optical elements; electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; mirrors; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; phase modulation; quantisation (signal); spatial light modulators; beam steering architecture; crosstalk analysis; diffractive mirror structure; fiber switching performance; insertion loss; phase SLM; quantization effects; Diffraction; Insertion loss; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Performance analysis; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528054
Filename
4528054
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