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

Volume

14

Issue

7

fYear

1996

fDate

7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1613

Lastpage

1620

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.507936

Filename

507936