Blocking Performance with Crosstalk Consideration of the Photonic Switching Networks Based on Electrooptical Directional Couplers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 381-386

  Mehdi Vaez, M ^b   Lea, Chin Tau ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Banyan networks; Crosstalk; Dilation; Directional coupler; Nonblocking; Photonic switching

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; SWITCHING NETWORKS;

BANYAN NETWORKS; PHOTONIC SWITCHING NETWORKS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 1642268183     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.749376     Document Type: Article

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