Title :
Loop-Back AWG Router With Nonuniform Transmission Capacity
Author :
Moriwaki, Osamu ; Suzuki, Kenya ; Takahashi, Hiroshi ; Sakai, Yoshihisa ; Sato, Ken-Ichi ; Kakehashi, Shoji
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Kanagawa
Abstract :
We have developed an arrayed-waveguide-grating-based wavelength router with a loop-back structure for a system with nonuniformly distributed traffic. We describe the design principle with particular regard to the loop-back waveguide connections, and discuss its optical routing functions with some experimental results.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; arrayed-waveguide-grating- based wavelength router; design principle; loop-back AWG router; nonuniform transmission capacity; nonuniformly distributed traffic; optical routing functions; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Crosstalk; Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Passband; Planar waveguides; Topology; Wavelength routing; Optical fiber communication; optical planar waveguides; routing; waveguide arrays; wavelength-division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.902718
