Full-Mesh Wavelength Channel Assignments Over Interconnected Star-Shaped Networks Employing Coprime-Channel-Cycle Arrayed-Waveguide Gratings

Author

Moriwaki, Osamu ; Noguchi, Kazuto ; Sakamoto, Tadashi ; Takahashi, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan

Volume

22

Issue

5

fYear

2010

fDate

3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

302

Lastpage

304

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a novel technique for interconnecting arrayed-waveguide-grating-based wavelength routing networks. Experiments reveal that this technique enables us to establish full-mesh wavelength paths between arbitrary nodes in two networks.

Keywords

arrayed waveguide gratings; channel allocation; interconnected systems; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; arbitrary nodes; coprime-channel-cycle arrayed-waveguide gratings; full-mesh wavelength channel assignments; full-mesh wavelength paths; interconnected star-shaped networks; interconnecting arrayed-waveguide-grating; wavelength routing networks; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Network topology; Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical interconnections; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing; Optical fiber communication; optical planar waveguides; routing; waveguide arrays; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2009.2039127

Filename

5410235