Published May 14, 2017 | Version v1
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A 3x3 Switch Exploiting an Optical Vortex Beam Emitter based on a Silicon Three-Grating Microring

  • 1. CNIT, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa
  • 2. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
  • 3. University of Glasgow, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LT, UK

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A silicon three-grating microring is proposed and characterized as a device enabling 3x3 optical switching based on orbital angular momentum and wavelength. Bit error rate measurements show penalties <1dB for OOK traffic up to 20Gbaud.

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ROAM – Revolutionising optical fibre transmission and networking using the Orbital Angular Momentum of light 645361
European Commission