Active vertical-coupler-based optical crosspoint switch matrix for optical packet-switching applications

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2034-2042

  Varrazza, Riccardo ^a   Djordjevic, Ivan B ^a   Yu, Siyuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTIMIZATION; PACKET SWITCHING;

CROSS CONNECT; OPTICAL COUPLING; OPTICAL CROSSPOINT SWITCH; OPTICAL GAIN; OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING; OPTICAL SWITCH MATRIX;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 4644307559     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.833259     Document Type: Article

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