Title :
Optical fiber switches
Author :
Iqbal, M.K. ; Iqbal, M.U. ; Iqbal, M. Bilal ; Iqbal, M.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun., Univ. Coll. of Eng. & Technol., Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Abstract :
The switching speed of electronics can never match the transmission capacity offered by the optics. This paper basically describes some basic kinds of optical switches. Behaviour of different optical switches i.e. OEO (Optical-Electrical-Optical) and OOO (Optical-Optical-Optical) switches is discussed with reference to open source optical communication. Some basic technologies used for optical switching along with their pros and cons are also presented in this paper.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; OEO switch; OOO switch; open source optical communication; optical fiber switches; optical switching; optical-electrical-optical switch; optical-optical-optical switch; Integrated optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); OEO; OOO; optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Open Source Systems and Technologies (ICOSST), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lahore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3094-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICOSST.2012.6472825
