Title :
Optical Cross-Connect Based on the Spherical Fourier Cell
Author :
Rabb, David J. ; Anderson, Betty Lise
Author_Institution :
Electro-Opt. Sensors Div., Air Force Res. Lab., Dayton, OH, USA
fDate :
7/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A free-space optical cross connect is proposed here that is highly compact and uses digital microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) tip-style micromirror arrays. Based on the Fourier cell, previously described for true time delays, the cross-connect can be strictly non-blocking, or can be of blocking or reconfigurably blocking designs to reduce the MEMS pixel count. Because in the Fourier cell many systems can share a single spherical lens, the hardware count is comparatively low and the system is highly compact.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; micro-optomechanical devices; micromirrors; optical communication; optical information processing; optical interconnections; Fourier optics; MEMS tip-style micromirror arrays; digital microelectromechanical system; free-space optical cross connect; optical communication; optical data processing; optical interconnection; spherical Fourier cell; time delays; Fourier optics; optical communication; optical data processing; optical interconnections;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2009.2015896
