Title :
All-optical nonblocking terabit/s crossconnect based on low power all-optical wavelength converter and MEMS switch fabric
Author :
Leuthold, J. ; Ryf, R. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Neilson, D.T. ; Joyner, C.H. ; Giles, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
All-optical nonblocking routing of 80 10 Gb/s C-band channels is demonstrated with a 100/spl times/100 optical crossconnect. The enabling technology is a channel equalizing low-power wavelength converter operating with -14 dBm input power such that no single channel amplification is needed.
Keywords :
microactuators; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical wavelength conversion; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; C-band channels; MEMS switch fabric; all-optical nonblocking crossconnect; all-optical nonblocking routing; all-optical wavelength conversion; channel equalizing low-power wavelength converter; input power; low power all-optical wavelength converter; optical crossconnect technology; single channel amplification; Fabrics; Microswitches; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Propagation delay; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength converters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
