• DocumentCode
    860570
  • 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
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Lastpage
    63
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20040029
  • Filename
    1260678
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=860570