The Double-Layer Network Architecture for Photonic Switching

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 1482-1489

  Lu, Chien Chun ^a   Thompson, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATE ASSIGNMENT; SWITCHING; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DOUBLE LAYER NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; PHOTONIC SWITCHING; SWITCHED DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE;

SWITCHING NETWORKS;

EID: 0028481858     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.317538     Document Type: Article

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