Waveguide grating-based wavelength selective switch actuated by micro-electromechanical system
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    Waveguide grating-based wavelength selective switch actuated by micro-electromechanical system 失效
    由微机电系统启动的基于波导光栅的波长选择开关

    公开(公告)号:US06842563B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-11

    申请号:US10177632

    申请日:2002-06-19

    摘要: The present invention is a wavelength-selective optical switching system. The switching system includes an input waveguide designated as waveguide WG(0) for receiving a multiplexed optical signal comprising optical signals transmitted over a plurality of wavelength channels represented by λ1, λ2, λ3, , λN, where N is a positive integer wherein the input waveguide extending over a first direction. The switching system further includes a two dimensional waveguide array comprising a plurality of first direction waveguides WG(i), i=1, 2, 3, , M extending over the first direction substantially parallel to the input waveguide WG(0) where M is a positive integer and a plurality of second direction waveguides WG′(j), j=1, 2, 3, N, extending over a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and intersecting with the input waveguide and each of the first direction waveguide WG(i), i=0, 1, 2, 3, ,M, thus forming (M+1)×N intersections. The switching system further includes a plurality of wavelength selective grating-based switches SW(i, j) where i=0, 1, 2, 3, , M and j=1, 2, 3, , N, each disposed on one of the (M+1)×N intersections for selectively transmitting an optical signal of wavelength λj into a waveguide WG′(j) and for selectively transmitting an optical signal of a predefined combination of wavelengths into at least one of the waveguide WG(i) for i=1, 2, 3, M.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是波长选择性光交换系统。 开关系统包括一个指定为波导WG(0)的输入波导,用于接收包含由λ1,λ2,λ3,λN表示的多个波长通道发送的光信号的复用光信号,其中N是正整数,其中输入 波导在第一方向上延伸。 开关系统还包括二维波导阵列,其包括在基本上平行于输入波导WG(0)的第一方向上延伸的多个第一方向波导WG(i),i = 1,2,3,M,其中M是 一个正整数和多个第二方向波导WG'(j),j = 1,2,3,N,在基本上垂直于第一方向的第二方向上延伸,并与输入波导和第一方向波导 WG(i),i = 0,1,2,3,M,从而形成(M + 1)×N个交点。 开关系统还包括多个基于波长选择性光栅的开关SW(i,j),其中i = 0,1,2,3,M和j = 1,2,3,N,每个设置在 用于选择性地将波长lambdaj的光信号传输到波导WG'(j)中并且用于选择性地将预定波长组合的光信号传输到波导WG(i)中的至少一个的(M + 1)×N个交点,以用于 i = 1,2,3,M