Title :
Routing algorithm to optimize loss and IPDR for rearrangeably non-blocking integrated optical switches
Author :
Ding, M. ; Cheng, Q. ; Wonfor, A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Photonic Syst., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
A practical path-selection algorithm is proposed to optimize the worst-case path loss and IPDR for large-scale integrated switches. The modeling of an 8 × 8 Clos-tree switch shows an improvement of up to 2.7dB/1.9dB in loss/IPDR.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; Clos-tree switch; IPDR; input power dynamic range; large-scale integrated switches; path-selection algorithm; rearrangeably nonblocking integrated optical switches; routing algorithm; worst-case path loss optimization; Algorithm design and analysis; High-speed optical techniques; Optical crosstalk; Optical losses; Optical noise; Optical switches; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
