Title :
Compact free space crossconnect using individual collimators
Author :
Ryf, R. ; Neilson, D.T. ; Giles, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
An 80×80 port free space crossconnect that uses individual collimators and beam steering micromirrors is presented. The switch uses a design with beams converging on the micromirrors, which leads to a small footprint of 50×40×20 mm3, and an optimal use of the tilt angle range of the micromirrors. The switch exhibits a mean insertion loss of 2.5 dB, and a crosstalk rejection better than 60 dB.
Keywords :
beam steering; micromirrors; optical arrays; optical collimators; photonic switching systems; 2.5 dB; MEMS array; beam steering micromirrors; compact free space crossconnect; converging beams array; crosstalk rejection; folded switch; individual collimators; mean insertion loss; optical design; optimal tilt angle range; small footprint; two-dimensional array;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040029
