Title :
Demonstration of a flexible all-optical wavelength converting/routing switch architecture
Author :
Stephens, M.F.C. ; Pentry, R.V. ; Asghari, M. ; White, I.H. ; O´Mahony, M.J. ; Bray, M. ; Robertson, M.J. ; Fiddyment, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper describes for the first time the demonstration of an optical cross-connect able to space switch and wavelength convert using a single integrated photonic device. Wavelength conversion, switching and routing have been simultaneously demonstrated at data rates of 1 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s respectively.
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; optical switches; synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 Gbit/s; 2 Gbit/s; WDM; data rates; flexible all-optical wavelength converting architecture; flexible all-optical wavelength routing switch architecture; single integrated photonic device; space switch; wavelength convert; wavelength switching;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
