Title :
A 204.8 Tbps throughput 64×64 optical cross-connect prototype that allows C/D/C add/drop
Author :
Takaha, Kensuke ; Mori, Yojiro ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi ; Sato, Ken-ichi ; Watanabe, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
We fabricate a subsystem modular 64×64 OXC with C/D/C add/drop capabilities. Its throughput reaches 204.8 Tbps at the channel speed of 40 Gbps. Transmission experiments verify the performance of the prototype.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; photonic switching systems; telecommunication traffic; C/D/C add-drop; OXC; bit rate 204.8 Tbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; colorless directionless and contentionless; optical cross-connect prototype; subsystem modular fabrication; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Prototypes; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M2K.1
