Title :
Multiwavelength cross-connects for optical transport networks
Author :
De Zhong, Wen ; Lacey, Jonathan P R ; Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Lab., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
fDate :
7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Multiwavelength cross-connects (M-XCs) will play a key role in future optical multiwavelength transport networks. In this paper, we propose a class of optical wavelength interchange devices that can be used as basic building-blocks for multiwavelength optical cross-connects. We describe three different multiwavelength cross-connect structures that can be constructed using these building blocks. We investigate their blocking performance and examine issues such as complexity, modularity, and wavelength channel spacing associated with the proposed cross-connect structures
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; blocking performance; building-blocks; complexity; cross-connect structures; modularity; multiwavelength cross-connect structures; multiwavelength cross-connects; multiwavelength optical cross-connects; optical multiwavelength transport networks; optical transport networks; optical wavelength interchange devices; wavelength channel spacing; Asynchronous transfer mode; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Stimulated emission; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
