Smart optical cross-connect switch array with build-in monitoring functions

Author

Xiao Lin ; Yan Wang ; Poinat, S. ; Yung Jui Chen

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

255

Lastpage

256

Abstract

Summary form only given.Recently reconfigurable optical networks based on optical cross-connect (OXC) have gained considerable attention. So far, only limited network control and management (NC&M) functions have been integrated into the switches. We present the design of a novel low-crosstalk optical switch matrix with build-in NC&M functions, via planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) technology using thermo-optic (TO) switches.

Keywords

intelligent structures; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; optical waveguide components; thermo-optical effects; build-in monitoring functions; design; integrated switches; limited network control; limited network control and management functions; low-crosstalk optical switch matrix; optical cross-connect; planar lightwave circuits technology; reconfigurable optical networks; smart optical cross-connect switch array; switches; thermo-optic switches; Monitoring; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical switches; Photonics; Protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.906982

Filename

906982