Title :
Optical path cross-connect demonstrator designed to achieve 320 Gbit/s
Author :
Koga, Masafumi ; Watanabe, Atsushi ; Okamoto, Satoru ; Sato, Ken-Ichi ; Yakahashi, H. ; Okuno, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed an optical path cross-connect demonstrator designed to achieve a 320-Gbit/s throughput. Measured performance confirms the viability of 320-Gbit/s throughput from a full scale implementation. Planar lightwave circuit technologies were exploited to yield compact size AWG-demultiplexers. Performance tests confirmed the design validity of the system, and thus the feasibility of the 320 Gbit/s OPXC. This achievement is a significant step toward the realization of optical path networks.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; demultiplexing equipment; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; optical testing; 320 Gbit/s; Gbit/s throughput; compact size AWG-demultiplexers; full scale implementation; optical path cross-connect demonstrator design; optical path networks; performance tests; planar lightwave circuit technologies;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
