Dispersion Trimming Using a Liquid Crystal on Silicon Based Wavelength Selective Switch

Michaël A. F. Roelens,Dmitri Abakoumov Abakoumov,Jeremy Bolger,Glenn Baxter,Steven Frisken,Simon Poole,Benjamin J. Eggleton

Dispersion Trimming Using a Liquid Crystal on Silicon Based Wavelength Selective Switch

2008

Michaël A. F. Roelens
Dmitri Abakoumov Abakoumov
Jeremy Bolger
Glenn Baxter
Steven Frisken
Simon Poole
Benjamin J. Eggleton

The functionality of an LCOS-based wavelength selective switch is extended to do dispersion trimming, tunable per channel and output port. We experimentally demonstrate pulse splitting with different dispersion settings in each of the split signals.

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Silicon photonics
Optical communications repeater
Dispersion (optics)
Optics
Optical switch
Zero-dispersion wavelength
Optical cross-connect
Dispersion-shifted fiber
Electronic engineering
Liquid crystal on silicon
Engineering
Diffraction grating
Optoelectronics
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