Title :
A parallel optical processor for control of optical crossbar switches
Author :
Blumenthal, D.J. ; Thylen, L.
Author_Institution :
Center for Telecommun. Res., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The important problem of controlling optical crossbar switches has been analyzed. A control formalism and it´s implementation based on parallel processing have been described. The bandwidth of the processor is commensurate with the extreme bit rates offered by optical fibers. The described control method lends itself to an entirely optical implementation utilizing nonlinear optical devices, though described with reference to electronic control signals
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical switches; bandwidth; control formalism; electronic control signals; nonlinear optical devices; optical crossbar switches; optical implementation; parallel processing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
