Abstract
A novel design and fabrication approach for a high fill-factor
micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) micromirror array-based wavelength-selective
switch (WSS) is presented. The WSS is composed of a polarization-independent
transmission grating and a high fill-factor micromirror array. The WSS is
successfully demonstrated based on the fabricated high fill-factor micromirror
array. Test results show that the polarization-dependent loss (PDL) is less than 0.3
dB and that the insertion loss (IL) of the wavelength channel is about -6 dB. The
switching function between the two output ports of WSS is measured. The forward
switching time is recorded to be about 0.5 ms, whereas the backward switching time
is about 7 ms.
© 2011 Chinese Optics Letters
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