Celebrating the 20^ th anniversary of Optics Express, this paper reviews the evolution of
optical fiber communication systems, and through a look at the previous 20 years attempts to …

Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology, and surface micromachining in
particular, have led to the development of miniaturized optical devices with a substantial …

The design and performance of several generations of wavelength-selective 1 x K switches
are reviewed. These optical subsystems combine the functionality of a demultiplexer, per …

This paper investigates the prospects and challenges of hierarchical optical path networks.
The merits and issues of introducing higher order optical paths are elucidated. State of the …

This paper reports on novel polysilicon surface-micromachined one-dimensional (1-D)
analog micromirror arrays fabricated using Sandia's ultraplanar multilevel MEMS technology …

The book gives an in-depth description of key devices of current and next generation fibre
optic communication networks. Devices treated include semiconductor lasers, optical …

In this paper, we present the design, fabrication, and measurements of a two-dimensional (2-
D) optical scanner with electrostatic angular vertical comb (AVC) actuators. The scanner is …

We introduce a general concept for the design of all-optical wavelength converters with
pulse reformatting functionality. The novel wavelength converters are based on a single …

This paper presents a high-resolution (13.2 GHz) channel-blocking optical filter, suitable for
use as a reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM), which seamlessly supports …

Bandwidth-flexible ROADMs as network elements Page 1 Bandwidth-flexible ROADMs as
Network Elements Simon Poole, Steve Frisken, Michaël Roelens, Craig Cameron Finisar …