Title :
A parametric wavelength interchanging cross-connect (WIXC) architecture
Author :
Antoniades, Neophytos ; Bala, Krishna ; Yoo, S.J.B. ; Ellinas, Georgios
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
This letter presents an architecture for a wavelength interchanging cross-connect (WIXC) using parametric wavelength converters. The architecture exploits the unique properties of the difference frequency generating (DFG) parametric wavelength converter, including its transparency to signal format and its ability to convert multiple wavelengths simultaneously, The WIXC is shown to be scalable and rearrangeably nonblocking. Furthermore, connection setup is performed by the well-known looping algorithm used for Benes networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; optical interconnections; optical parametric devices; transparency; wavelength division multiplexing; Benes networks; WDM optical fibre networks; connection setup; difference frequency generating; multiple wavelengths; parametric wavelength converters; parametric wavelength interchanging cross-connect architecture; rearrangeably nonblocking; scalable; signal format; transparency; well-known looping algorithm; Artificial intelligence; Frequency conversion; Image converters; Mirrors; Space technology; Springs; Switches; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
