Multichannel free-space optical switch using liquid-crystal polarization-control devices

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto; Jayantilal S. Patel; Takakiyo Nakagami

doi:10.1117/12.147929

28 June 1993 Multichannel free-space optical switch using liquid-crystal polarization-control devices

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Jayantilal S. Patel, Takakiyo Nakagami

Proceedings Volume 1807, Photonic Switching; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147929
Event: Topical Meeting on Photonic Switching, 1992, Minsk, Belarus

Abstract

This paper describes a four-channel optical switch module prototype for a reconfigurable optical interconnection network using a polarization-switched architecture and liquid crystal polarization control devices. Compact size and low insertion loss have been achieved by using integrated optical elements. The successful switching of 1 Gbps optical signals with little skew has been demonstrated.

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Jayantilal S. Patel, and Takakiyo Nakagami "Multichannel free-space optical switch using liquid-crystal polarization-control devices", Proc. SPIE 1807, Photonic Switching, (28 June 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147929

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