Analog Free-Space Optical Switch Structure Based on Cascaded Beam Shifters (Special Issue on Photonic Switching Technologies)
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This paper describes a new free-space optical switch structure based on cascaded beam shifters (each consists of a liquid-crystal polarization controller array and a birefringent plate). This structure comprises 2-input, 2-output switching elements that are locally connected by links. It is applicable to a variety of switching networks, such as a Clos network. The switching network based on this structure is an analog switch that is transparent to signal format, bit rate, and modulation type, so it can handle various types of optical signals. Theoretical feasibility studies indicate that compact large-scale switches (i.e., 100-1000 ports) with relay lens systems can be implemented using beam shifters with a 0.4-dB insertion loss and a 30-dB extinction ratio. Experimental feasibility studies indicate that a -cell beam shifter module with a 0.5-dB insertion loss and a -dB extinction ratio is possible at present. An alignment-free assembly technique using precise alignment guides is also confirmed. An experimental 8-stage, 1024-input 256-output concentrator shows low insertion loss characteristics (6.8 dB on average) owing to the low-loss beam shifters and the alignment-free assembly technique. Practical switching networks mainly require the improvement of the extinction ratio of the beam shifter module and the development of a fiber pig-tailing technique. This switch structure is applicable to transparent switching networks such as subscriber line concentrators and inter-module connectors.
- 社団法人電子情報通信学会の論文
- 1994-02-25
著者
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SHIRAI Seiiti
NTT Interdisciplinary Research Labs.
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Shirai Seiiti
Ntt Interdisciplinary Research Laboratories
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Matsunaga T
Fukuoka Inst. Of Technol. Fukuoka‐shi Jpn
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Matsunaga Tohru
Ntt Communication Switching Laboratories
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Yamaguchi M
Kure National Coll. Of Technol. Kure‐shi Jpn
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YUKIMATSU Ken-ichi
NTT Telecommunication Network Laboratory Group
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Yamaguchi Masayasu
NTT Communication Switching Laboratories
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Yukimatsu Ken-ichi
NTT Communication Switching Laboratories
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Yukimatsu Kenichi
NTT Communication Switching Laboratories
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Yukimatsu K
Ntt Telecommunication Network Laboratory Group
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Yamaguchi Masayuki
Optoelectronics And High Frequency Device Research Laboratories Nec Corporation
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