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
Link To Document :
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