Title :
Cross-talk performance comparison among different OXC architectures
Author :
Marazzi, L. ; Boffi, P. ; Ostoni, M. ; Rossetti, D. ; Martinelli, M.
Author_Institution :
CoreCom, Milano, Italy
Abstract :
Crosstalk performance of different OXC architectures are compared through simulations and preliminary experiments. We show that a careful OXC design can remove limitation due to imperfect switch (in experimentation a thermo-optical element) operation.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical interconnections; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; OXC architectures; OXC design; WDM; cross-talk performance comparison; imperfect optical switch; simulations; thermo-optical element; Bit error rate; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical switches; Testing; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868548
