Title :
Multiwavelength optical crossconnect for parallel-processing computers
Author :
Arthurs, E. ; Cooper, Jonathan M. ; Goodman, M.S. ; Kobrinski, Haim ; Tur, Moshe ; Vecchi, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Bell Commun. Res., Morristown, NJ
fDate :
1/21/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A multiwavelength optical interconnection architecture for parallel-processing computers is presented. This fully connected, internally nonblocking network, using tunable lasers, requires only two optical fibres per node. Wavelength switching measurements (access times <20 ns) and calculated throughput are presented. Critical target parameters are established for optical device development
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; optical waveguide components; parallel architectures; parallel machines; 20 ns; FOX; WDM; access times; fast optical crossconnect; internally nonblocking network; multiwavelength optical interconnection architecture; optical device development; parallel-processing computers; star couplers; target parameters; throughput; tunable lasers; two optical fibres per node; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength switching;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
