Fiber Bragg grating-based large nonblocking multiwavelength cross-connects

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1746-1756

  Chen, Yung Kuang ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Lee, Chien Chung ^b,c,d,e  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Ministry of Transportation and Communications Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^f IEEE   (Taiwan)

^g OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; Optical cross connect (OXC); Optical network; Wavelength cross connect (WXC); Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CAPACITY; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MULTIWAVELENGTH CROSS-CONNECTS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0032184084     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.721061     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Special Issue on Multi-wavelength Optical Technology and Networks, J. Lightwave Technot., vol. 14, June 1996.
2. Special Issue on System and Network Applications of Optical Amplifiers, J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 13, May 1995.
3. C. A. Brackett, "Forward - Is there an emerging consensus on WDM networking?," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 14, pp. 936-941, June 1996.
4. W. D. Zhong, J. P. R. Lacey, and R. S. Tucker, "Multiwavelength cross-connects for optical transport networks," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 14, pp. 1613-1620, July 1996.
5. Y. Jin and M. Kavehrad, "An optical cross-connect system as high-speed switching core and its performance analysis," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 14, pp. 1183-1197, June 1996.
6. R. A. Spanke, "Architectures for guided-wave optical space switching systems," IEEE Commun. Mag., vol. 25, pp. 42-48, 1987.
7. R. F. Kaiman, L. G. Kazovsky, and J. W. Goodman, "Space division switches based on semiconductor optical amplifiers," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 14, pp. 1048-1051, 1992.
8. Y. K. Chen and W. I. Way, "Multiwavelength line-rate-independent optical digital cross-connects based on low-gain fiber amplifiers," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 6, pp. 1122-1125, 1994.
9. O. Ishida, H. Takahashi, S. Suzuki, and Y. Inoue, "Multichannel frequency-selective switch employing an array-waveguide grating multiplexer with fold-back optical paths," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 6, pp. 1219-1221, 1994.
10. T. Durhuus, B. Mikkelsen, C. Joergensen, S. L. Danielsen, and K. E. Stubkjaer, "All-optical wavelength conversion by semiconductor optical amplifiers," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 14, pp. 942-954, 1996.
11. S. J. B. Yoo, "Wavelength conversion technologies for WDM network applications," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 14, pp. 955-966, 1996.
12. C. Clos, "A study of nonlocking switching networks," Bell Syst. Tech. J., pp. 407-425, Mar. 1953.
13. V. E. Benes, "On rearrangeable three-stage connecting networks," Bell Syst. Tech. J., pp. 1481-1492, Sept. 1962.
14. K. O. Hill, Y. Fujii, D. C. Johnson, and B. S. Kawasaki, "Photosensitivity in optical fiber waveguides: Application to reflection filter fabrication," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 32, pp. 647-649, 1978.
15. G. Meltz, W. W. Morey, and W. H. Glenn, "Formation of Bragg gratings in optical fibers by a transverse holographic method," Opt. Lett., vol. 14, pp. 823-825, 1989.
16. C. R. Giles, "Lightwave applications of fiber Bragg gratings," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 15, pp. 1391-1404, Aug. 1997.
17. Special Issue on Fiber Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling, J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 15, Aug. 1997.
18. H. Okayama, Y. Ozeki, T. Kamijoh, C. Q. Xu, and I. Asabayashi, "Dynamic wavelength selective add/drop node comprising fiber grating and optical switches," Electron. Lett., vol. 33, pp. 403-404, 1997.
19. A. D. Ellis, R. Kashyap, I. Crisp, and D. J. Malyon, "Dispersion compensating, reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer using chirped fiber Bragg gratings," Electron. Lett., vol. 33, pp. 1474-1475, 1997.
20. Y. K. Chen, S. K. Liaw, and C. C. Lee, "Dynamically selective multiwavelength cross-connect based on fiber Bragg gratings and optical switches," Opt. and Quantum Electron., vol. 30, pp. 121-127, 1998.
21. G. A. Ball and W. W. Morey, "Compression-tuned single-frequency Bragg grating fiber laser," Opt. Lett., vol. 19, pp. 1979-1981, 1994.
22. A. Jourdan, F. Masetti, M. Garnot, G. Soulage, and M. Sotom, "Design and implementation of a fully reconfigurable all-optical crossconnect for high capacity multiwavelength transport networks," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 14, pp. 1198-1206, June 1996.
23. M. Koga, Y. Hamazumi, A. Watanabe, S. Okamoto, H. Obara, K. I. Sato, M. Okuno, and S. Suzuki, "Design and performance of an optical path cross-connect system based on wavelength path concept," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 14, pp. 1106-1119, June 1996.
24. F. Forghieri, R. Tkach, and A. R. Chraplyvy, "Reduction of four-wave mixing cross-talk in the WDM systems using unequally spaced channels," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 6, pp. 754-756, 1994.
25. R. W. Tkach, A. R. Chraplyvy, F. Forghieri, A. H. Gnauck, and R. M. Derosier, "Four-photon mixing and high-speed WDM systems," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 13, pp. 841-849, May 1995.
26. A. R. Chraplyvy, J. A. Nagel, and R. W. Tkach, "Equalization in amplified WDM lightwave transmission systems," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 4, pp. 920-922, 1992.
27. I. Eskildsen, E. Goldstein, V. da Silva, M. Andrefco, and Y. Silberberg, "Optical power equalization for multiwavelength fiber-amplifier cascades using periodic inhomogeneous broadening," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 5, pp. 1118-1190, 1993.
28. Y. K. Chen and S. K. Liaw, "Optimum gain-equalised configuration of widwband erbium-doped fiber amplifier using inter-stage samarium-doped fiber and midway isolator," Electron. Lett., vol. 32, no. 23, pp. 2175-2177, Nov. 1996.
29. D. Bayart, J. Hervo, and F. Chiquet, "Impact of fluoride-based EDFA's gain flatness on design of WDM amplifier cascade," in Tech. Dig. Opt. Fiber Commun. (OFC'95), San Diego, CA, paper TuP2, 1995.
30. Y. K. Chen, S. K. Liaw, W. Y. Guo, and S. Chi, "Multiwavelength erbium-doped power limiting amplifier in all-optical self-healing ring network," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 842-844, 1996.
31. S. K. Liaw, C. C. Lee, Y. K. Chen, K. P. Ho, and S. Chi, "Chirped-fiber-grating-integrated optical limiting amplifier for dispersion compensation," in Tech. Dig. IEEE/Laser and Electro-Optics Soc. Annu. Meeting (LEOS'97), paper MC3, Nov. 1997.
32. N. V. Srinivasan, "Add-drop multiplexers and cross-connects for multiwavelength optical networking," in Tech. Dig. Opt. Fiber Commun. (OFC'98), San Jose, CA, paper TuJ1, 1998.
33. M. Berger, M. Chbat, A. Jourdan, M. Sotom, P. Demeester, B. V. Caenegem, P. Godsvang, M. Huber, R. Marz, A. Leclert, T. Olsen, G. Tobolka, and T. V. den Broeck, "Pan-European optical networking using wavelength division multiplexing," IEEE Commun. Mag., pp. 82-88, Apr. 1997.
34. Y. Hamazumi, M. Koga, M. Ishii, S. Suzuki, and K. Sato, "Transport performance in optical path cross-connect system employing unequally spaced channel allocation," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 15, pp. 616-627, Apr. 1997.
35. H. Li, C. H. Lee, S. Zhong, Y. J. Chen, M. Dagenais, and D. Stone, "Multiwavelength integrated 2 × 2 optical cross-connect switch and lambda-partitioner with 2 × N phase-array waveguide grating in self-loopback configuration," in Tech. Dig. Opt. Fiber Commun. (OFC'98), San Jose, CA, paper TuN4, 1998.