Title :
Transparent high-data-rate optical transmission through broadband hitless bypass switches for chip-scale optical networks
Author :
Aras, M.S. ; Biberman, A. ; Ophir, N. ; Stein, A. ; Kocaman, S. ; Chatterjee, R. ; Yu, M. ; Kwong, D.L. ; Bergman, K. ; Wong, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Nanostruct. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10-Gb/s optical data channels through broadband hitless switches, with open eye-diagrams and error-free operation (BERs less than 10-12). Both through- and drop-ports are measured in the hitless operation for transparent chip-scale optical networks.
Keywords :
error statistics; integrated optics; light transmission; optical fibre networks; optical switches; broadband hitless bypass switches; chip-scale optical networks; high-data-rate optical transmission; optical data channels; Integrated optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Pulse modulation; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
