Passive optical network architecture based on waveguide grating routing

Author

Banerjee, Dhritiman ; Frank, Jeremy ; Mukherjee, Biswanath

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA

Volume

16

Issue

7

fYear

1998

fDate

9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1040

Lastpage

1050

Abstract

We explore an optical network architecture which employs dense wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology and passive waveguide grating routers (WGRs) to establish a virtual topology based on lightpath communication. We examine the motivation and the technical challenges involved in this approach, propose and examine the characteristics of a network design algorithm, and provide some illustrative performance results

Keywords

network topology; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; dense wavelength division multiplexing; fault tolerant network; lightpath communication; network design algorithm; passive optical network architecture; passive waveguide grating routers; performance results; virtual topology; waveguide grating routing; Gratings; Network topology; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.725176

Filename

725176