Design of photonic rearrangeable networks with zero first-order switching-element-crosstalk.

Design of photonic rearrangeable networks with zero first-order switching-element-crosstalk.

The development of optical cross-connect architectures is a very important topic today. We consider here in particular the class of optical space-division switching fabrics configured as multistage structures built with 2×2 optical switching elements (SEs) and derived from a combination of vertical...

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Published in:IEEE Transactions on communications 49, 7 (2001).
Main Author: Maier, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
2×2 optical switching elements.
Banyan networks.
Complexity.
Horizontal expansion.
Multistage structures.
Optical cross-connect architectures.
Optical space-division switching fabrics.
Photonic rearrangeable networks.
Rearrangeable matrices.
Vertical replication.
Zero first-order switching-element-crosstalk.