Title :
4×4 all-fibre optical switching matrix
Author :
El Fatatry, A. ; Shipley, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Gec Res. Ltd., Wembley
fDate :
3/17/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe the fabrication and performance of a 4×4 nonblocking optical switching matrix for use with single-mode optical fibre systems. The configuration adopted uses individual 2×2 all-fibre switching units interconnected by fusion splices to form a 4×4 nonblocking matrix with a mean path insertion loss of 2.3 dB and a channel isolation better than -15 dB operating at a wavelength of 1300 nm
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibres; switching; 1300 nm; 2.3 dB; 4×4 nonblocking matrix; all-fibre switching units; fabrication; fusion splices; mean path insertion loss; optical communication equipment; optical switching matrix; single-mode optical fibre systems;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
