Title :
High-dimensionality shared-medium photonic switch
Author :
Perrier, Philippe A. ; Prucnal, PAul R.
fDate :
1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A space-division photonic switch which has the potential to achieve high dimensionality is presented. The proposed switch, which resembles a collapsed network, does not use optical crosspoints; rather a dedicated path is provided for all input/output port connections on a common high-bandwidth transmission medium. This eliminates the restrictions imposed by 2×2 switching elements in classical space-division switching fabrics. The demonstration of a fully connected 120×120 space-division time-multiplexed photonic switch is reported. The dimensionality and blocking performance of a shared-medium photonic switch that uses time-multiplexing is analyzed
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical switches; time division multiplexing; 12 Gbit/s; blocking performance; collapsed network; common high-bandwidth transmission medium; dedicated path; high dimensionality; input/output port connections; shared-medium photonic switch; space-division photonic switch; time-multiplexed photonic switch; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Costs; Integrated optics; Optical bistability; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical signal processing; Optical switches;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
