TY - JOUR
T1 - Shared-by-wavelength-switches
T2 - A node architecture using small optical switches and shared wavelength converters
AU - Chan, Tony K.C.
AU - Wong, Eric W.M.
AU - Leung, Yiu-Wing
PY - 2006/6/15
Y1 - 2006/6/15
N2 - Wavelength converters can significantly improve the blocking performance of all-optical networks. The existing node architectures require large optical switches for sharing the wavelength converters. This letter proposes a new node architecture called shared-by-wavelength-switches. This node architecture requires significantly smaller and cheaper optical switches for sharing the wavelength converters while it gives nearly the same blocking performance as the existing node architectures. © 2006 IEEE.
AB - Wavelength converters can significantly improve the blocking performance of all-optical networks. The existing node architectures require large optical switches for sharing the wavelength converters. This letter proposes a new node architecture called shared-by-wavelength-switches. This node architecture requires significantly smaller and cheaper optical switches for sharing the wavelength converters while it gives nearly the same blocking performance as the existing node architectures. © 2006 IEEE.
KW - All-optical networks
KW - Optical switches
KW - Wavelength converters
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U2 - 10.1109/LPT.2006.877009
DO - 10.1109/LPT.2006.877009
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1041-1135
VL - 18
SP - 1335
EP - 1337
JO - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
JF - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
IS - 12
ER -