Title :
6 port 3×3 wavelength selective cross-connect by software-only reprogramming of a 1×N wavelength selective switch
Author :
Schroder, Jochen ; Carpenter, Joel ; Frisken, Steve ; Roelens, Michael ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate a wavelength selective cross-connect that can route any wavelength of any of the inputs to any output. The device is created by simple reprogramming a conventional 1×N wavelength selective switch, without hardware changes.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical interconnections; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; software-only reprogramming; wavelength routing; wavelength selective cross-connect; wavelength selective switch; Insertion loss; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Ports (Computers);
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
