Large-capacity strictly nonblocking optical cross-connects based on microelectrooptomechanical systems (MEOMS) switch matrices: Reliability performance analysis

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1065-1075

  Wosinska, Lena ^a,c   Thylen, Lars ^a,b,c   Holmstrom, Roger P ^d  

^a IEEE   (Sweden)

^b OSA ^*  (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Tellabs Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical fiber communication; Photonic switching systems; Reliability estimation

Indexed keywords

CLOS ARCHITECTURE; MEAN DOWNTIME; MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES; MICROELECTROOPTOMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL CROSS CONNECTS; PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS; WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH;

CALCULATIONS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; ESTIMATION; FIBER OPTICS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; RELIABILITY THEORY; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0035417220     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.939785     Document Type: Article

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