Title :
10-Gb/s/port gated divider passive combiner optical switch with single-mode-to-multimode combiner
Author :
Tajima, Akio ; Kitamura, Naoki ; Takahashi, Seigo ; Kitamura, Shotaro ; Maeno, Yoshiharu ; Suemura, Yoshihiko ; Nenmi, N.
Author_Institution :
C&C Syst. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A novel space-division optical switch configuration is proposed that incorporates a low-loss single-mode-to-multimode (SM-to-MM) combiner. We have confirmed the feasibility of a 16/spl times/16 10-Gb/s/port optical crossbar switch through an experiment with a silica waveguide combiner.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; space division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Gb/s/port gated divider passive combiner optical switch; low-loss single-mode-to-multimode combiner; optical crossbar switch; silica waveguide combiner; single-mode-to-multimode combiner; space-division optical switch configuration; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; National electric code; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
