Title :
Crosspoint switch equipped with an interface for serial optical interconnection
Author :
Fukushima, Seiji ; Sano, Eiichi ; Yamane, Yasuro ; Genda, Kouichi ; Matsumura, Tsuneo
Author_Institution :
NTT Syst. Electron. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A crosspoint switch was developed that has an interface for serial optical interconnection. By using optoelectronic devices, cascaded switching was achieved through serial optical interconnection up to a bit rate of 10 Gb/s.
Keywords :
MESFET integrated circuits; asynchronous transfer mode; electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; 10 Gbit/s; MESFET; bit rate; cascaded switching; crosspoint switch; electroabsorption modulator; interface; optoelectronic devices; serial optical interconnection; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bit rate; Demultiplexing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Laboratories; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Routing; Switching circuits; Switching systems;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
