Title :
High capacity optical packet switch based on a Waveguide Grating Router operated over multiple FSRs
Author :
Joe, In-Sung ; Solgaard, Olav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Abstract :
An optical wavelength-selective packet switch based on a wavelength grating router operated on multiple free spectral ranges to achieve increased port count and switching capacity is described and demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical switches; optical waveguide components; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; optical wavelength-selective packet switch; port count; switching capacity; waveguide grating router; widely tunable lasers; Communication switching; Gratings; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628012
