DocumentCode
161104
Title
Passive optical switching engine for flexible metro-access
Author
Schrenk, Bernhard ; Poppe, Andreas ; Stierle, Martin ; Leopold, Helmut
Author_Institution
Dept. Safety&Security / Opt. Quantum Technol., Austrian Inst. of Technol. - AIT, Vienna, Austria
fYear
2014
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate dynamic reconfigurability of physical layer infrastructure through optically powered MOEMS-based switches. Crosstalk robustness and penalty-free switching guarantee scalable node technology that is, from a network point of view, fully passive.
Keywords
micro-optomechanical devices; microswitches; optical crosstalk; optical switches; MOEMS-based switches; crosstalk robustness; dynamic reconfigurability; flexible metro-access; node technology scalability; passive optical switching engine; penalty-free switching; physical layer infrastructure; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Passive optical networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location
Cannes
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963909
Filename
6963909
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