Systems perspective on optical processing/packet networks

Author

Prucnal, PAul R. ; Wang, Bing C. ; Glesk, Ivan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Abstract

By applying optical multiplexing techniques, the bandwidth of fiber optics can be utilized more efficiently. There are three primary optical multiplexing techniques. The most basic technique, space-division multiplexing (SDM), is a brute-force approach that simply uses separate optical fibers for each channel. Of course, this approach starts to become unwieldy as the number of channels and connections increases in a fully connected network.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; telecommunication channels; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; active optical techniques; brute-force approach; demultiplexing; fast switching; fiber optics bandwidth; fully connected network; optical multiplexing technique; optical multiplexing techniques; optical processing networks; optical time division multiplexing; packet networks; separate optical fiber channels; separate optical wavelength division technology; single transmission fiber; space-division multiplexing; time slot-interleaved optical TDM; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Space technology; Time division multiplexing; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and

ISSN

1099-4742

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7378-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027577

Filename

1027577