Title :
Self-routing optical crossbar switch
Author :
Hashimoto, Masashi ; Fukui, Masaki ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A self-routing optical crossbar switch in which wavelengths of tag light represent the information of destination address by using an optically addressable spatial light modulator as the 3-D crossbar switch along with a wavelength filter for tag light. A BSO (Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/) spatial light modulator was used to perform a 1*2 self-routing switching experiment with two different wavelengths of tag light. The implementation to scale-up the throughput of the switch is also presented.<>
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical modulation; optical switches; 1*2 self-routing switching experiment; 3D crossbar switch; Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/; destination address; optically addressable spatial light modulator; self-routing optical crossbar switch; tag light; wavelength filter; Communication switching; Communication system control; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Switching systems; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
