Title :
A modular and re-configurable parametric wavelength interchanging cross-connect architecture
Author :
Tomkos, Ioannis ; Antoniades, Neo ; Syvridis, Dimitris
Author_Institution :
Athens Univ., Greece
Abstract :
A new modular, cost effective, strictly transparent wavelength interchanging cross-connect (WIXC) architecture, which utilizes only single pumped parametric wavelength converters, has been proposed. The benefits from the possible use of four-wave mixing (FWM) in semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) based wavelength converters in WIXC architectures, such as ability of reconfigurable operation and realization simplicity, have been discussed
Keywords :
modules; multiwave mixing; optical parametric devices; optical wavelength conversion; photonic switching systems; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA based wavelength converters; WIXC architectures; cost effective strictly transparent WIXC architecture; four-wave mixing; modular reconfigurable parametric wavelength interchanging cross-connect architecture; realization simplicity; reconfigurable operation; semiconductor optical amplifier; single pumped parametric wavelength converters; All-optical networks; Bit rate; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811845
