Seventh International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN '98)
All-optical multi-layer switching architectures: (I) MxN-gon prism switches
Lafayette, Lousiana
October 12-October 15
ISBN: 0-8186-9014-3
All-optical multi-layer switching architectures are analysed by means of the average distance, the maximum distance and the diameter of their intersection graphs (IGs) and by the grid size of a 3-D network of directional couplers (DCs). The basic multi-layer switch, called the MxN-gon prism switch (M-1 prisms are embedded). is improved by increasing the connectivity between the prisms towards a complexity-O(1)-switch.
Index Terms:
Optical waveguide, 2x2-switch, directional coupler, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, cycle structure, multi-layer, connectivity, logical switch architecture, physical switch, all-optical 3-D grid, mapping, grid size
Citation:
Josef Giglmayr, "All-optical multi-layer switching architectures: (I) MxN-gon prism switches," icccn, pp.502, Seventh International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN '98), 1998