DocumentCode
2990104
Title
Nonlinear Spatial Dispersion Generation with a MZI-AWG for hybrid PLC-FSO Wavelength-Selective Switches and Wavelength Blockers
Author
Marom, D.M. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Cappuzzo, M.A. ; Chen, E.Y. ; Wong-Foy, A. ; Gomez, L.T.
Author_Institution
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 791 Holmdel-Keyport Road, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733; Now with the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Hebrew Univeristy of Jerusalem, Israel
fYear
2006
fDate
24-28 Sept. 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A planar lightwave circuit with a length-imbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer and an arrayed waveguide grating radiating into free-space generates nonlinearly spatially dispersed light. This arrangement is advantageous for mitigating mirror edge effect in MEMS-based components.
Keywords
Arrayed waveguide gratings; Dispersion; Hybrid power systems; Interference; Micromechanical devices; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-2-912328-39-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801114
Filename
4801114
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