Open AccessOpto-VLSI-based N × M wavelength selective switch
Author(s) -
Feng Xiao,
Kamal Alameh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.018160
Subject(s) - very large scale integration , optics , wavelength , optical switch , port (circuit theory) , optical fiber , computer science , materials science , optoelectronics , wavelength division multiplexing , optical cross connect , electronic engineering , physics , engineering , embedded system
In this paper, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel N × M wavelength selective switch (WSS) architecture based on the use of an Opto-VLSI processor. Through a two-stage beamsteering process, wavelength channels from any input optical fiber port can be switched into any output optical fiber port. A proof-of-concept 2 × 3 WSS structure is developed, demonstrating flexible wavelength selective switching with an insertion loss around 15 dB.