The demonstration of a liquid crystal-based wavelength selective switch (WSS) is discussed. The use of polarization diversity in our optical architecture for insertion loss and polarization-dependent loss reduction is examined. The advantages and difficulties of polarization diversity and using LCs as switching elements in a WSS are summarized.


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    Title :

    Liquid crystals in bulk optics-based DWDM optical switches and spectral equalizers


    Contributors:
    Kondis, J. (author) / Scott, B.A. (author) / Ranalli, A. (author) / Lindquist, R. (author)


    Publication date :

    2001-01-01


    Size :

    137390 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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