Title :
Scalable optical switch fabric for avionic networks
Author :
Joe, In-Sung ; Solgaard, Olav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2005. IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9111-X
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2005.1514136
