Title :
Wavelength-selective switching of optical high-bit-rate pulses with weighted acoustooptic devices
Author :
Goto, Nobuo ; Miyazaki, Yasumitsu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Abstract :
Wavelength-selective processing of optical high-bit-rate WDM pulses is a key function in photonic routers. Switching characteristics of short pulses with weighted acoustooptic devices are discussed with simulation results.
Keywords :
acousto-optical switches; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM pulses; optical high-bit-rate pulses; photonic routers; photonic switching; wavelength-selective switching; weighted acoustooptic devices;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698888