Title :
Optical switching networks using multiplexed crosspoints
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Dept., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Optical switching networks are described which employ spatial multiplexing techniques to reduce the number of crosspoints and control lines required to the theoretical minimum. The networks are two-sided and non-blocking in the strict-sense
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; multiplexing; optical switches; switching systems; control lines; multiplexed crosspoints; spatial multiplexing techniques; two sided nonblocking networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
