Title :
Liquid-crystal WDM optical signal processors
Author :
Jung-Chih Chiao ; Kuang-Yi Wu ; Jian-Yu Liu
Author_Institution :
Chorum Technol., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
With increasing interest and features in dynamically reconfigurable WDM network architectures, compact non-mechanical optical signal processors are in great demand. We demonstrate several different types of liquid-crystal wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) signal processors, including broadband optical switches, dynamically variable optical attenuators and harmonic amplifier gain controllers, for fundamental building blocks of reliable, fast-reconfiguring, energy/space-efficient network elements, such as dynamic add/drop multiplexers with dynamic power regulation.
Keywords :
attenuators; gain control; liquid crystal devices; optical modulation; optical switches; signal processing equipment; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; broadband optical switches; dynamic add/drop multiplexers; dynamic power regulation; dynamically reconfigurable network architectures; dynamically variable optical attenuators; harmonic amplifier gain controllers; liquid-crystal modulators; liquid-crystal signal processors; network elements; non mechanical optical signal processors; wavelength division multiplexing; Broadband amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Power system harmonics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal processing; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
BroadBand Communications for the Internet Era Symposium digest, 2001 IEEE Emerging Technologies Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Richardson, TX, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7161-5
DOI :
10.1109/ETS.2001.979421
