Abstract
This paper describes a fully packaged 4×4 optical crosspoint switch (OXS) device and several of its application demonstrations. The core switch chip is based on Bristol's unique active vertical coupler (AVC) switching technology. The 4×4 switch is pigtailed with 4-fibre lensed arrays using a Si V-groove technique. The packaged device is further interfaced via an electronic decoder/driver circuitry. Several novel experimental demonstrations are carried out, including optically addressed optical uni-cast routing, optical multicast routing, and packet level automatic gain control (AGC). These experiments highlight the unique performance and versatility of the AVC OXS device.
| Translated title of the contribution | A fully packaged optical crosspoint packet switch matrix and its application demonstrations |
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| Original language | English |
| Title of host publication | SPIE - Semiconductor and Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Conference, Beijing, China |
| Publisher | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) |
| Pages | 482 - 492 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 5624 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Nov 2004 |