Title :
AWG-Based Wavelength Router With Nonuniform Number of Transmission Paths
Author :
Moriwaki, Osamu ; Suzuki, Kenya ; Takiguchi, Koichi ; Sakai, Yoshihisa
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa
Abstract :
We have developed an arrayed-waveguide-grating (AWG)-based wavelength router with unequal transmission bandwidths for a system with nonuniformly distributed traffic. To realize the router, we designed the aperture width of the input-output waveguides at the border of the slab waveguide. We applied this AWG router to a physical star and logical full-mesh wavelength routing system, and we could create different numbers of paths between the nodes to correspond to the traffic demand
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; AWG; arrayed-waveguide-grating; nonuniformly distributed traffic; wavelength router; Apertures; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Explosives; Helium; Slabs; Telecommunication traffic; Topology; Wavelength routing; Arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG); nonuniformity; wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.890025
