• DocumentCode
    1166207
  • Title

    The double-layer network architecture for photonic switching

  • Author

    Lu, Chien-Chun ; Thompson, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Telecommun. Program, Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1482
  • Lastpage
    1489
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a new architecture for strictly nonblocking multistage photonic space networks implemented using the switched directional couplers. This switching architecture has the lowest path loss and the best SNR performance of any nondilated network. The architecture can also be dilated, giving it even better SNR
  • Keywords
    directional couplers; electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical losses; optical switches; SNR performance; dilated architecture; double-layer network architecture; path loss; photonic switching; switched directional couplers; Communication switching; Directional couplers; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.317538
  • Filename
    317538
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1166207