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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Publicado no:	IEEE Transactions on communications 49, 7 (2001).
Autor principal:	Maier, G.
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Assuntos:	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.