Title :
Cascading of a non-blocking WDM cross-connect based on all-optical wavelength converters for routing and wavelength slot interchanging
Author :
Pedersen, R.J.S. ; Jorgensen, B.F. ; Mikkelsen, B. ; Nissov, M. ; Stubkjaer, K.E. ; Wunstel, K. ; Daub, K. ; Lach, E. ; Laube, G. ; Idler, W. ; Schilling, M. ; Doussiere, P. ; Pommerau, F.
Author_Institution :
Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
9/11/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate experimentally the possibility of cascading five optical cross-connects based on all-optical wavelength converters used for routing and wavelength slot interchanging at a channel rate of 10 Gbit/s. Furthermore, the possibility of both up- and down-conversion from external to internal wavelengths is demonstrated, as well as an input power dynamic range of 12 dB
Keywords :
optical frequency conversion; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; all-optical wavelength converter; cascading; down-conversion; input power dynamic range; nonblocking WDM; optical cross-connect; routing; up-conversion; wavelength slot interchanging;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971094
