Topologies for optical interconnection networks based on the optical transpose interconnection system

Many results exist in the literature describing technological and theoretic al advances in optical network topologies and design. However, an essential effort has yet to be made in linking those results together. We propose a step in this direction by giving optical layouts for several graph-theoreti cal topologies studied in the Literature, using the optical transpose inter connection system (OTIS) architecture. These topologies include the family of partitioned optical passive star (POPS) and stack-Kautz networks as well as a generalization of the Kautz and the de Bruijn digraphs. (C) 2000 Opti cal Society of America. OCIS codes: 060.4250, 060.4510, 200.3050, 200.4650, 220.4830.