Liquid crystal-based optical space switches for DWDM networks

Annales des Telecommunications/Annals of Telecommunications

Volumn 58, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 1378-1400

  Gravey, Philippe ^a   De Bougrenet de la Tocnaye, Jean Louis ^a   Fracasso, Bruno ^a   Wolffer, Nicole ^a   Tan, Antoine ^a   Vinouze, Bruno ^a   Razzak, Mustapha ^a   Kali, Amal ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Blazed grating; Holography; Liquid cristal device; Nematic; Optical modulator; Optical switch; Phase modulation; Smectic; Space division switching; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

BLAZED GRATINGS; SPACE DIVISION SWITCHING;

CHANNEL CAPACITY; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HOLOGRAPHY; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE MODULATION; SWITCHING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0348163465     PISSN: 00034347     EISSN: 19589395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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