16 × 16 strictly nonblocking guided-wave optical switching system

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 352-358

  Murphy, Edmond J ^a,b,c,d,k   Murphy, Timothy O ^a,e   Ambrose, Andrew F ^a   Irvin, Robert W ^a,f,g   Lee, Byung H ^a   Peng, Peter ^a,h,i,j   Richards, Gaylord W ^a   Yorinks, Alan ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^e BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^g Soild State Technology Center   (United States)

^h Soild State Technology Center ^*

ⁱ CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j ATM Network Systems

^k IEEE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER CONTROL; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLER SWITCH ELEMENTS; EXTENDED GENERALIZED SHUFFLE NETWORK; LITHIUM NIOBATE TECHNOLOGY; NONBLOCKING GUIDED WAVE OPTICAL SWITCHING SYSTEM; PC BASED SWITCHING ALGORITHM;

SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030104804     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.485592     Document Type: Article

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