Proposal of all-optical wavelength-selective switching using waveguide-type Raman amplifiers and 3-dB couplers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1631-1636

  Kishikawa, Hiroki ^a   Goto, Nobuo ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 dB coupler; All optical; Finite difference beam propagation method (FD BPM); Optical switch; Raman amplifier; Waveguide; Wavelength selective

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PACKET SWITCHING; ROUTERS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ALL-OPTICAL WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCHING; AMPLIFICATION RATE; FINITE DIFFERENCE BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD (FD-BPM); RAMAN AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 18944402431     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.843838     Document Type: Article

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