The Liquid-Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) spatial light modulator (SLM) has been used in
wavelength selective switch (WSS) systems since the 1990s. However, most of the LCoS …

Four-mode multiplexing and manipulation technologies are reviewed in the context of space-
division multiplexing (SDM) optical communication systems. These are multiplane light …

Existing for almost four decades, liquid crystal on Silicon (LCOS) technology is rapidly
growing into photonic applications. We review the basics of the technology, from the wafer to …

Spatially integrated switching architectures have been recently investigated in an attempt to
provide switching capability for networks based on spatial division multiplexing (SDM) fibers …

Abstract Multi-Plane Light Conversion (MPLC) enables novel beam shaping devices, and in
particular highly mode-selective spatial mode multiplexers. MPLC-based multiplexers can …

Multi-plane light conversion (MPLC)[1],[2] consists of a series of phase masks separated by
a Fourier transform or free-space propagation and is illustrated conceptually in Fig. 1 (a) …

We describe and demonstrate an approach for a hybrid optical packet switching and optical
circuit switching spatial division network using homogeneous single-mode multi-core fibers …

Wavelength selective switches (WSS) play a key role in current optical networks, and are the
core components of most reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADM), that …

Accurate optical modeling for design and optimization of liquid crystal on silicon spatial light
modulators (LCoS SLMs) is important for phase-related applications. Traditional matrix …

Internet traffic is expected to keep increasing exponentially due to the emergence of a vast
number of innovative online services and applications. Optical networks, which are the …