Polarization-independent bidirectional 4×4 optical switch in free space

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 927-933

  Yang, Junbo ^a   Li, Xiujian ^a   Yang, Jiankun ^a   Liu, Ju ^a   Su, Xianyu ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Optical network; Optical switch; Phase spatial light modulator

Indexed keywords

ALL OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK; EXPERIMENTAL MODULES; FREE SPACE; MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL NETWORK; OPTICAL NETWORKS; PHASE SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION-INDEPENDENT; POLARIZING BEAM SPLITTERS; ROUTING METHODS; SIGNAL BEAMS; SWITCH MATRIX;

LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 77049084936     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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