Title :
Reducing Wavelength Conversion Range in Space/Wavelength Switches
Author :
Lin, Bey-Chi ; Lea, Chin-Tau ; Tsang, Danny ; Xu, Jiang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., HKUST, Hong Kong
Abstract :
Wavelength converters with a wide conversion range are usually technologically infeasible. The limit of conversion range introduces new constraints in the construction of space/wavelength switches. In this letter, we show how we can reduce the wavelength conversion range without compromising the nonblocking properties. We use the space/wavelength switches that are based on the wavelength band converters to illustrate our technique.
Keywords :
convertors; space/wavelength switches; wavelength conversion range; wavelength converters; Mirrors; Network topology; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Space technology; Switching converters; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength converters; Space/wavelength switches; wavelength conversion range; wavelength converters (WCs);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.927894
