DocumentCode
2403610
Title
Physical layer scalability of energy-efficient heterogeneous optical space switches
Author
Raponi, Pier Giorgio ; Andriolli, Nicola ; Cerutti, Isabella ; Castoldi, Piero ; Liboiron-Ladouceur, Odile
Author_Institution
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
20-23 May 2012
Firstpage
106
Lastpage
107
Abstract
A heterogeneous optical space switch based on interferometric gating elements and SOAs is proposed. Simulations show power savings close to 20% and better physical layer performance with respect to the SOA-based space switch implementation.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; energy efficient heterogeneous optical space switches; interferometric gating elements; physical layer performance; physical layer scalability; power savings; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Optical interconnections; Optical interferometry; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Power demand; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1620-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OIC.2012.6224424
Filename
6224424
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