Title :
Liquid crystals in bulk optics-based DWDM optical switches and spectral equalizers
Author :
Kondis, John ; Scott, Brad A. ; Ranalli, A. ; Lindquist, Robert
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
The demonstration of a liquid crystal-based wavelength selective switch (WSS) is discussed. The use of polarization diversity in our optical architecture for insertion loss and polarization-dependent loss reduction is examined. The advantages and difficulties of polarization diversity and using LCs as switching elements in a WSS are summarized
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; equalisers; light polarisation; liquid crystal devices; optical losses; spatial light modulators; wavelength division multiplexing; LC-based SLM; insertion loss reduction; liquid crystal-based wavelength selective DWDM optical switches; optical architecture; polarization diversity; polarization-dependent loss reduction; spectral equalizers; Equalizers; Liquid crystals; Optical beams; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969290
