Title :
Photonics in high-capacity routers
Author :
Simsarian, Jesse E. ; Bernasconi, Pietro ; Gripp, J. ; McLellan, Rae ; Neilson, David T.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The large quantity of data traffic within a high-capacity router shelf and between chassis in multi-chassis routers is causing a wider use of optics in routers.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed waveguide gratings; data traffic; high-capacity router photonics; high-capacity router shelf; multichassis router; optical interconnection; optical switch; wavelength division multiplexing; Crosstalk; Optical buffering; Optical crosstalk; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Ports (Computers); Backplanes; Optical packet switching; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
