Liquid-crystal-based tunable optical filtering devices for DWDM

Ru-Pin Pan; Xiou-Xhi Tung; Jun-Yu Chen; Ming-Jay Huang; Ci-Ling Pan

doi:10.1117/12.436017

30 July 2001 Liquid-crystal-based tunable optical filtering devices for DWDM

Ru-Pin Pan, Xiou-Xhi Tung, Jun-Yu Chen, Ming-Jay Huang, Ci-Ling Pan

Proceedings Volume 4532, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communication; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.436017
Event: ITCom 2001: International Symposium on the Convergence of IT and Communications, 2001, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

We report a new configuration of tunable optical filter for DWDM applications. In this design, first-order diffracted signal light by a grating is directed to a lens and focused on to a transmission-type liquid crystal spatial light modulator (LC-SLM). Wavelength channels are selected by opening the appropriate pixels of the LC-SLM for transmission. The device is demonstrated by using a broad-band AR-coated laser diode as the signal light. For conceptual demonstration, we use optical fibers with a core diameter of 50 microns instead of the LC-SLM. A total of 37 channels, spanning 33.6 nm were successfully selected with channel spacing of 0.94 nm and bandwidth of 0.4 nm. With 100 micron-wide pixels separated by 5 microns in the LC-SLM and a 1800 lines/mm grating, we show selection of five channels with channel spacing of 0. 78 nm. The bandwidth is 0.43 nm. The channel isolation is better than 20 dB. At a wavelength of 1.5 micron, channel spacing as small as 12.4 GHz can be realized. This device is also expected to be useful for other DWDM applications, e.g., switching and routing.

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Ru-Pin Pan, Xiou-Xhi Tung, Jun-Yu Chen, Ming-Jay Huang, and Ci-Ling Pan "Liquid-crystal-based tunable optical filtering devices for DWDM", Proc. SPIE 4532, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communication, (30 July 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.436017

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