In an optical switch device: output waveguides are arranged with such a pitch
as to realize a split wavelength gap equal to or smaller than half of a gap between
operating wavelengths of optical signals; at least two input waveguides are arranged
with the same pitch; at least one slab waveguide spreads light from the input waveguides
to be outputted to a grating element, condenses first light from the grating element
to be outputted into the input waveguides, condenses second light from the grating
element for each wavelength to be outputted into the output waveguides, and spreads
light from the output waveguides to be outputted to the grating element; and the
optical switch unit selects signals at an identical wavelength in adjacent output
waveguides, and performs 22 switching of the signals so as to output the
signals from the input waveguides.