2006 · 15 citations · 1 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringInterconnection NetworksOptoelectronicsPhotonicsIntegrated PhotonicsInterconnect TechnologyOptical Communication SystemsOptical InterconnectsOptical SwitchingPhotonic Integrated CircuitsNetworkingOptical Cross-connectsOptical CrossconnectsOptical NetworkingPhotonic SwitchesProvisioningWavelength Selective SwitchingWavelength Switching
Photonic cross-connects with duplex-port count exceeding the nodal degree enable transponder steering and span relief for traffic growth. We demonstrate a fully-loaded degree-6 PXC, supporting 2.4 Tb/s in 40 wavelengths, built from wavelength-selective switches.
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