Title :
Protection scheme and system availability in large-capacity MEMS-based optical crossconnect
Author :
Tong, Dennis T K ; Lau, S.L. ; Chou, M.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
A fast and scalable protection scheme for large-port-count MEMS-based OXC systems is proposed. Direct communication between input and output ports, and continuous reoptimization of mirror alignment in the protection fabric result in significant improvement in connection restoration time and system availability.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical switches; MEMS-based optical crossconnect; connection restoration time; direct communication; input ports; mirror alignment; protection fabric result; reoptimization; scalable protection scheme; system availability; Bit rate; Communication switching; Fabrics; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical switches; Photonics; Power system reliability; Protection; Research and development;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274566
