6 port 3×3 wavelength selective cross-connect by software-only reprogramming of a 1×N wavelength selective switch

We demonstrate a wavelength selective cross-connect that can route any wavelength of any of the inputs to any output. The device is created by simple reprogramming a conventional 1×N wavelength selective switch, without hardware changes.

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