Planar realization of all-optical multilayer switches by coupled cellular arrays

Josef Giglmayr

doi:10.1117/12.327073

7 October 1998 Planar realization of all-optical multilayer switches by coupled cellular arrays

Josef Giglmayr

Proceedings Volume 3531, All-Optical Networking: Architecture, Control, and Management Issues; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327073
Event: Photonics East (ISAM, VVDC, IEMB), 1998, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) of all-optical multi-layer switches are presented where the cycle structure of the spatial switches is modeled by rearrangeable nonblocking pruned rectangular cellular arrays (PRCAs). The chosen network model is the coupled PRCA. However, refined modeling of the proposed M X N-gon prism switches causes, beside coupling, additionally, the embedding of small PRCAs into larger ones and their intersection. Dependent on the implementation of PLCs of PRCAs (ordinary, reversed and combinations) the (1) moving location of switches is needed and the (2) multiple use of directional couplers arises, respectively. The PLCs of wide-sense nonblocking dilated multi-layer switches with simple switch setting are also presented.

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Josef Giglmayr "Planar realization of all-optical multilayer switches by coupled cellular arrays", Proc. SPIE 3531, All-Optical Networking: Architecture, Control, and Management Issues, (7 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327073

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