Title :
Multi-path routing in an monolithically integrated 4×4 broadcast and select WDM cross-connect
Author :
Rohit, A. ; Albores-Mejia, A. ; Bolk, J. ; Leijtens, X.J.M. ; Williams, K.A.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
A monolithic 4×4 WDM cross-connect is presented comprising a broadcast select switch and four wavelength selective switches. Multi-path routing is demonstrated for both co-and counter-propagating data with under 1dB power penalty indicating negligible crosstalk.
Keywords :
optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; broadcast select switch; counter-propagating data; four wavelength selective switches; monolithic WDM cross-connect; monolithically integrated broadcast; multipath routing; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Routing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
