Title

Broadband 2 x 2 free-space optical switch using electronically controlled liquid lenses

Authors

Authors

N. A. Riza;P. J. Marraccini

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Commun.

Keywords

ATTENUATOR; Optics

Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, proposed is the first liquid lens technology-based 2 x 2 free-space optical switch using a pair of Electronically Controlled Variable Focus Lenses (ECVFLs). By independently controlling the focal lengths of two cascaded liquid ECVFLs, the two input optical beams are spatially adjusted to couple to their respective output beam ports. At 633-nm, the experimental switch demonstrates 26.3 dB crosstalk, 23.0 dB within-channel isolation, 1.1 dB optical loss, and 0.2 dB Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL). A 0.2 dB Wavelength Dependent Loss (WDL) is measured over 633-nm and 514-nm wavelengths. A 1 x 2 optical-fiber coupled switch version is also tested. The proposed switch can be useful in free-space laser systems as well as fiber-based modules. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Optics Communications

Volume

283

Issue/Number

9

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1711

Last Page

1714

WOS Identifier

WOS:000275917600010

ISSN

0030-4018

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