Title :
Automated optical main-distributing-frame system
Author :
Kanai, Tsuneo ; Nagayama, Akira ; Inagaki, Shu-ichiro ; Sasakura, Kunihiko
Author_Institution :
Interdisciplinary Res. Lab., NTT, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes the key technologies of an automated optical main-distributing-frame system for the fiber-to-the-home network. The system consists of an optical matrix-board with a groove at each cross-point and a precision robot mechanism that manipulates refractive index matching oil. Experimental results for a prototype model confirm the feasibility of lightwave cross-connection
Keywords :
B-ISDN; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre communication; optical fibre subscriber loops; refractive index; robots; automated optical main-distributing-frame system; cross-point; fiber-to-the-home network; groove; key technologies; lightwave cross-connection; optical matrix-board; refractive index matching oil; robot mechanism; Copper; HDTV; Integrated optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical network units; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; TV; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
