Optical beam-shifter module with high extinction ratio for 1024-input-port optical-switching network

Seiichi Shirai, Kazuo Kimura, Yukio Irita, Noboru Naito, Tadashi Serikawa, Shigeto Kohda, Noriyoshi Yamauchi, Masayasu Yamaguchi

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Abstract

An optical beam shifter module consisting of liquid-crystal cells and a birefringent plate is investigated for a 1024-input-port switching network. High extinction ratio (> 20 dB) and low insertion loss (0.5 dB) are achieved by optimal device design. Precise optical alignment is obtained without any adjustment mechanism by using assembly baseplate and an optical assembly bench.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotonic Switching
PublisherSPIE
Pages328-334
Number of pages7
Volume1807
ISBN (Electronic)9780819410078
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993 Jun 28
Externally publishedYes
EventTopical Meeting on Photonic Switching 1992 - Minsk, Belarus
Duration: 1992 Jul 11992 Jul 3

Other

OtherTopical Meeting on Photonic Switching 1992
Country/TerritoryBelarus
CityMinsk
Period92/7/192/7/3

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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