Demonstration of high-speed optical packet routing using vertical coupler crosspoint space switch array

Electronics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 556-558

  Yu, S ^a   Owen, M ^a   Varrazza, R ^a   Penty, R V ^a   White, I H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PACKET SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;

OPTICAL PACKET ROUTING; PACKET SUPPRESSION RATIO; VERTICAL COUPLER SPACE SWITCH DEVICE;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033892769     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20000445     Document Type: Article

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