Title :
Smart optical cross-connect switch array with build-in monitoring functions
Author :
Xiao Lin ; Yan Wang ; Poinat, S. ; Yung Jui Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given.Recently reconfigurable optical networks based on optical cross-connect (OXC) have gained considerable attention. So far, only limited network control and management (NC&M) functions have been integrated into the switches. We present the design of a novel low-crosstalk optical switch matrix with build-in NC&M functions, via planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) technology using thermo-optic (TO) switches.
Keywords :
intelligent structures; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; optical waveguide components; thermo-optical effects; build-in monitoring functions; design; integrated switches; limited network control; limited network control and management functions; low-crosstalk optical switch matrix; optical cross-connect; planar lightwave circuits technology; reconfigurable optical networks; smart optical cross-connect switch array; switches; thermo-optic switches; Monitoring; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical switches; Photonics; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906982
