Title :
A nonblocking 3/spl times/3 OXC with less optical switches
Author :
Tao, Zhenning ; Chen, Jiang ; Wu, Deniing ; Anshi Xu
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. on Local Opt.-Fiber Commun. Networks & Adv. Opt. Commun. Syst., Beijing Univ., China
Abstract :
In this article, we introduce a three-input three-output OXC which uses minimum number of small 2/spl times/2 optical switches. The blocking, loss, loss uniformity and cross-talk characteristics are also demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical switches; blocking; cross-talk characteristics; loss; loss uniformity; nonblocking 3/spl times/3 OXC; optical switches; three-input three-output OXC; Communication networks; Fiber gratings; Laboratories; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical switches; Student members;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.824591
