DocumentCode
2109810
Title
Scalable optical switch fabric for avionic networks
Author
Joe, In-Sung ; Solgaard, Olav
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
20-22 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
19
Lastpage
20
Abstract
An optical packet switch fabric for avionic networks is described. The switch core uses waveguide grating routers (WGRs) and star couplers, i.e. only passive optical components. The only active switching elements are tunable lasers located at the transmitters. A switching time of 5 ns is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords
arrayed waveguide gratings; avionics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication switching; 5 ns; active switching elements; avionic networks; optical packet switch fabric; passive optical components; scalable optical switch fabric; star couplers; tunable lasers; waveguide grating routers; Aerospace electronics; Couplers; Fabrics; Gratings; Optical devices; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2005. IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9111-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AVFOP.2005.1514136
Filename
1514136
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