• DocumentCode
    1363844
  • Title

    Monolithic Flexible-Grid 1 ,\\times, 2 Wavelength-Selective Switch in Silicon Photonics

  • Author

    Doerr, Christopher R. ; Buhl, Lawrence L. ; Chen, Long ; Dupuis, Nicolas

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    473
  • Lastpage
    478
  • Abstract
    We describe in further detail a demonstration of a monolithic 1 × 2 silicon wavelength-selective switch in silicon photonics. The switching has a flexible grid with 32 pixels on a pitch of 100 GHz. It is extremely compact, being only 3.0 × 5.5 mm2, and it can potentially be mass-produced by a silicon foundry. It requires improvements in many characteristics, though, most notably insertion loss, resolution, and pixel count.
  • Keywords
    flexible structures; optical communication equipment; optical switches; silicon; Si; insertion loss; monolithic flexible-grid 1 × 2 wavelength-selective switch; pixel count; resolution; silicon photonics; size 3.0 mm; size 5.5 mm; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Couplers; Gratings; Optical switches; Passband; Silicon; Fiber optics; grating; integrated optics; phase shifter; wavelength-selective switch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2011.2173557
  • Filename
    6062626
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1363844