Directing optical channels using a reflective device

A system for directing one or more optical channels, comprising:

• means for reflecting light from one or more micromirror elements, each micromirror element associated with an optical channel, each micromirror element comprising a mirror operable to:
• reflect light at a first interaction area of the mirror to direct an associated optical channel, the first interaction area having a first width operable to yield a first passband for the optical channel;
• and
• reflect light at a second interaction area of the mirror to direct the optical channel, the second interaction area having a second width operable to yield a second passband for the optical channel, the second passband different from the first passband;
• means for positioning a particular mirror of a particular micromirror element at a first position at which light interacts with the first interaction area of the mirror, the particular mirror positioned using a mirror controller;
• and
• means for positioning the particular mirror at a second position at which light interacts with the second interaction area of the particular mirror.

A device for directing one or more optical channels, comprising:

• a first layer comprising a plurality of first layer micromirror elements comprising one or more micromirror elements, the one or more micromirror elements further comprising a plurality of rows, each row comprising a plurality of micromirror elements, each micromirror element associated with an optical channel, each micromirror element comprising:
• a mirror having a substantially triangular shape and operable to:
• reflect light at a first interaction area of the mirror to direct an associated optical channel, the first interaction area having a first width operable to yield a first passband for the optical channel;
• and
• reflect light at a second interaction area of the mirror to direct the optical channel, the second interaction area having a second width operable to yield a second passband for the optical channel, the second passband different from the first passband;
• and
• a mirror controller operable to:
• position the mirror at a first position at which light interacts with the first interaction area of the mirror;
• position the mirror at a second position at which light interacts with the second interaction area of the mirror;
• position the mirror at a first port selection angle to direct the optical channel to a first port;
• rotate the mirror about a port selection axis to a second port selection angle to direct the optical channel to a second port distinct from the first port;
• position the mirror at a first attenuation angle to yield reflected light having a first power;
• rotate the mirror about an attenuation axis to a second attenuation angle to yield reflected light having a second power different from the first power;
• and
• a second layer comprising a plurality of second layer micromirror elements, a second layer micromirror element comprising a mirror having a substantially rectangular shape and having a third interaction area and a fourth interaction area, light interacting with the first layer prior to interacting with the second layer, wherein:
• a mirror controller of a first layer micromirror element is further operable to translate the first layer micromirror element from the first position to the second position, the translation directing the light from the third interaction area to the fourth interaction area;
• the one or more micromirror elements of the first layer further comprise a first micromirror element and a second micromirror element, the first micromirror element comprising a first mirror and a first mirror controller, the second micromirror element comprising a second mirror and a second mirror controller;
• the first mirror controller is operable to translate the first mirror along a first direction from the first position to the second position;
• and
• the second mirror controller is operable to translate the second mirror along a second direction from the first position to the second position, the second direction substantially parallel to the first direction.