Title :
A 448 × 448 optical cross-connect for high-performance computers and multi-terabit/s routers
Author :
Yeo, Yong-Kee ; Xu, Zhaowen ; Liaw, Chin-Yi ; Wang, Dawei ; Wang, Yixin ; Cheng, Tee-Hiang
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the feasibility and dynamic switching performance of a 448 × 448 AWGR-based OXC with nanoseconds switching speed. To our knowledge, such a port-count is unprecedented for such switches.
Keywords :
optical communication; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication switching; AWGR-based OXC; dynamic switching performance; high-performance computers; multiterabit routers; optical cross-connect; Communication switching; Couplers; Fabrics; Laser tuning; Optical buffering; Optical computing; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
