Title :
Switching characteristics of the resonant-ring based router
Author :
Melloni, Andrea ; Monguzzi, Paolo ; Costa, Raffaella ; Martinelli, Mario
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
The Resonant Router (ReR) is an integrated optical crossbar matrix based on the ring resonator. The ReR can operate as cross connect or wavelength router depending on the FSR and bandwidth of each node. In this contribution the cross connect characteristics are investigated, focusing on the characteristics of the single nodes, the necessaries technologies and the impact on WDM systems. An effective method for the BER estimation of the ReR is presented.
Keywords :
error statistics; integrated optics; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical resonators; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; BER estimation; FSR; WDM systems; all-optical network; cross connect; dielectric waveguide; fiber switching; integrated optical crossbar matrix; lightpath switching; node bandwidth; resonant-ring based router; single node characteristics; switching characteristics; wavelength router; Bit error rate; Channel spacing; Integrated optics; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Transmission line matrix methods; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Fibre and Optical Passive Components, 2002. Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7556-4
DOI :
10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015813
