Photonic switching using spatial light modulators-a feasibility study

Author

Savov, E. ; Steenaart, W. ; Javed, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

1988

fDate

28 Nov-1 Dec 1988

Firstpage

943

Abstract

The authors investigate the potential and the limitations of spatial light modulators (SLM) as switching components for building optical-fiber-based local area networks (LAN). The feasibility of a photonic crossbar switch using SLM is examined. The main constraints considered are the attenuation of the optical signal and the crosstalk between the channels. Other problems such as fan-out and fan-in are also addressed. It appears possible to build a LAN servicing approximately 1000 users. It is concluded that the switch shows promise for use in broadband integrated service networks

Keywords

ISDN; local area networks; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical modulation; optical switches; switching systems; LAN; attenuation; broadband integrated service networks; channels; crosstalk; fan-in; fan-out; optical signal; optical-fibre-based local area networks; photonic crossbar switch; photonic switching; spatial light modulators; switching components; Frequency division multiplexing; Local area networks; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1988, and Exhibition. 'Communications for the Information Age.' Conference Record, GLOBECOM '88., IEEE

Conference_Location

Hollywood, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1988.25976

Filename

25976