SANTEC intros 1x2 and 1x4 flexible grid wavelength selective switches

SANTEC has introduced 1x2 and 1x4 wavelength selective switch (WSS) products based on liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) technology. The WSS-100 line supports ITU-T 50-GHz fixed grid operation for 96 channels as well as gridless operation in both 6.25-GHz and 12.5-GHz increments in a single slot line-card integration.

The WSS-100 will be on display at ECOC in Amsterdam later this month.

“SANTEC’s WSS has many advantages for next-generation ROADMs,” said Dr. Noboru Uehara, department manager of R&D of SANTEC. “We are extremely pleased with the advantages of LCOS technology in our WSS, which provides software-oriented flexible and intelligent solutions for our customers.”

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