WDM interconnection using PLC hybrid technology for 5 Tbit/s electrical switching system

Author

Akahori, Y. ; Ohyama, T. ; Yamada, T. ; Kamei, S. ; Ishii, M. ; Kasahara, R. ; Nakamura, M. ; Okayasu, M. ; Oohashi, H. ; Yamakoshi, K.

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

300

Abstract

We have developed a 500 GHz channel spacing 8-wavelength 2.5 Gbit/s optical interconnection system for a 5 Tbit/s electrical switching system. We fabricated compact WDM transmitter and receiver modules using PLC (planar lightwave circuit) hybrid technologies. An optical interconnection employing the optical modules together with a cyclic-frequency AWG (arrayed waveguide grating) router operated successfully.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; optical arrays; optical fibre communication; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; optical receivers; optical transmitters; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; 5 Tbit/s; WDM interconnection; arrayed waveguide grating; cyclic frequency AWG router; optical interconnection; optical receiver modules; optical transmitter modules; planar lightwave circuit; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical arrays; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Switching systems; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6705-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECOC.2001.989637

Filename

989637