Optical free-space multichannel switches composed of liquid-crystal light-modulator arrays and birefringent crystals

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作者
Noguchi, K [1 ]
机构
[1] NTT, Opt Network Syst Labs, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239, Japan
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10.1109/50.704613
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Transparent optical multichannel switches composed of liquid-crystal light-modulator arrays and polarization beam routers composed of birefringent crystals are reported. For suppressing diffraction loss and stabilizing loss property, lens waveguide arrays are established in the switch body by inserting Fresnel lenslet arrays. The highly improved loss and crosstalk properties of the switch are confirmed.
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页码:1473 / 1481
页数:9
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