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

Riccardo Varrazza; Ivan B. Djordjevic; Siyuan Yu

doi:10.1109/JLT.2004.833259

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

Riccardo Varrazza
, Ivan B. Djordjevic
, Siyuan Yu

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Packet-switching characteristics are optimized across an integrated 4 × 4 optical crosspoint switch matrix consisting of active vertical-coupler-based switch cells. Optical gain difference between the shortest and the longest paths less than 3 dB is demonstrated. Bit error rate (BER) and power penalty measurements during packet routing have also been carried out over the entire 4 × 4 matrix. At a 10-Gb/s packet data rate, a less than 1-dB power penalty is observed across the switch matrix, and the possibility for error-free packet routing is demonstrated with no BER floor observed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2034-2042
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume	22
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2004.833259
State	Published - Sep 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

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