N x N optical cross-connect based on tunable fibre Bragg gratings with high channel scalability

Authors
Moon, NS Kikuchi, K
Citation
Ns. Moon et K. Kikuchi, N x N optical cross-connect based on tunable fibre Bragg gratings with high channel scalability, ELECTR LETT, 37(23), 2001, pp. 1402-1404
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
23
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1402 - 1404
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20011108)37:23<1402:NXNOCB>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A highly channel-scalable N x N optical cross-connect (OXC) based on tunabl e fibre Bragg gratings is proposed. The channel scalability of the proposed OXC is owing to cascadability of individual routing modules which perform routing only for specified wavelength channels. The routing function of a 3 x 3 routing block of the proposed OXC using four OC-192 channels with a ch annel spacing of 0.8 nm, is demonstrated, as is the upgradability of the nu mber of ports and wavelength channels.