Title :
Optical cross connect based on WDM and space-division multiplexing
Author :
Jin, Y.-D. ; Kavehrad, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A new optical cross connect based on WDM and space-division multiplexing is proposed. Optical space-division switches are used to interconnect WDM active routing cross connects to make a large scale optical cross connect employing wavelength reuse. The system can be implemented without the technological challenges faced by simple, WDM optical cross connects. The switching capacity of the system, constructed presently, can be over one terabit per second at a line rate of 10 Gb/s.<>
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; optical interconnections; space division multiplexing; switching networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; WDM; WDM active routing cross connects; large scale optical cross connect; optical cross connect; optical space-division switches; space-division multiplexing; switching capacity; wavelength reuse; Large-scale systems; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
