DocumentCode
689112
Title
Low-energy, scalable hybrid crosspoint switch design
Author
Cheng, Qi ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Wang, Kangping ; Olle, Vojtech F. ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A hybrid crosspoint switch combining MZI and SOA components is proposed, which for a 2×2 port switch primitive implementation exhibits crosstalk of -46dB. This architecture makes port count up to 64×64 feasible.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 2×2 port switch primitive implementation; MZI; SOA components; crosstalk; low-energy switch design; port count; scalable hybrid crosspoint switch design; Crosstalk; Fabrics; Optical crosstalk; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833494
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