Wavelength Selective Switch with Optimal Steering Element Utilization

Authors: N. Fontaine¹, H. Chen¹, B. Ercan¹, R. Ryf¹, G. Labroille², N. Barré², P. Jian², J.-F. Morizur², D. Neilson¹

¹ Nokia Bell Labs, ² CAILabs

Optical Fiber Communication Conference, Th5A.6 (2016).

Abstract

We implement a free-space unitary transform inside a wavelength selective switch to produce rectangular shaped beams on the LCoS steering element. Compared to standard Gaussian illumination, the WSS can support 2x as many ports per pixel.