Title :
Blocking property of cross-connect node architecture using star couplers, wavelength converters and optical switch matrices
Author :
Okayama, H. ; Kamijoh, T.
Author_Institution :
R&D Group, Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
5/14/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The cross-connect architecture using star couplers, wavelength converters and optical switch matrices is the simplest of the many architectures proposed so far. The authors demonstrate a design criterion for attaining a strictly non-blocking network between any wavelength and spatial channels
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical frequency conversion; photonic switching systems; blocking property; cross-connect node architecture; optical switch matrices; spatial channels; star couplers; strictly non-blocking network; wavelength converters;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980719
