@article {419,
	title = {Wavelength-Selective 1 X K Switches UsingFree-Space Optics and MEMS Micromirrors:Theory, Design, and Implementation},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY},
	volume = {23},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {1620-1630},
	abstract = {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-wavelength switch, and multiplexer in a single, low-loss unit. Free-space optics is utilized for spatially separating the constituent wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) channels as well as for space-division switching from an input optical fiber to one of K output fibers (1 X K functionality) on a channel-by-channel basis using a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) micromirror array. The switches are designed to provide wide and flat pass- bands for minimal signal distortion. They can also provide spectral equalization and channel blocking functionality, making them well suited for use in transparent WDM optical mesh networks.},
	url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=1424138},
	author = {Dan M. Marom and David T. Neilson and Member, OSA and Dennis S. Greywall and Chien-Shing Pai and Nagesh R. Basavanhally and Vladimir A. Aksyuk and Daniel O. L{\'o}pez and Flavio Pardo and Maria Elina Simon and Yee Low and Paul Kolodner and Cristian A. Bolle}
}
