Abstract
We analyze the performance of a spatial fiber switching system when using a pixelized
mirror, such as a LCoS or MEMS spatial light modulator, in place of a large tilting
micromirror. Our findings demonstrate the dependence of insertion losses on tilt angles or
fiber counts, and the dependence of the crosstalk in the number of phase quantization levels
and random phase errors. The former effects can be minimized by satisfying a relationship
between the tilt angle to a fiber, the pitch of the array, and the optical wavelength.
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