Packet loss and delay performance of feedback and feed-forward arrayed-waveguide gratings-based optical packet switches with WDM inputs-outputs

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1241-1254

  Chia, M C ^a,c   Hunter, D K ^a,b,d   Andonovic, I ^a,b,e,f   Ball, P ^a,g   Wright, I ^g   Ferguson, S P ^h   Guild, K M ⁱ   O'Mahony, M J ^a,i  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b OSA ^*

^c Corning Inc ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^f Kamelian Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^g Fijitsu Laboratories of Europe Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^h Marconi Communications   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modeling; Optical communications; Optical packet switching; Photonic switching systems; Switch architecture; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; BERNOULLI TRAFFIC; PACKET LOSS PROBABILITY; PACKET PRIORITY ROUTING; PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS; WAVELENGTH SWITCHED PACKET NETWORK;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PACKET NETWORKS; PACKET SWITCHING; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0035442594     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.948271     Document Type: Article

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