[WE1] Optical Modules and Fiber Coupling

[WE1-1] 6×6 Wavelength Cross Connect with 2-f and 4-f Optical Systems for SDM Photonic Nodes

〇Kazunori Seno, Akira Isoda, Takayuki Mizuno, Keita Yamaguchi, Kenya Suzuki, Toshikazu Hashimoto, Yutaka Miyamoto (NTT Corporation, Japan)

キーワード：Optical channel selecting/routing devices, liquid crystal devices for photonic networks

We demonstrate and propose a novel route-and-select type 6×6 wavelength cross-connect configuration. It simplifies the connection between a route WSS and a select WSS, which are important parts of 2-f and 4-f optical systems.