Open AccessTimeslot interchanging by efficient optical switches
Author(s) -
Tan Xuesong Jonathan,
Li ShuoYen Robert,
Chen Peng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iet communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1751-8636
pISSN - 1751-8628
DOI - 10.1049/iet-com.2015.0313
Subject(s) - optical switch , computer science , flexibility (engineering) , component (thermodynamics) , implementation , optical fiber , optical burst switching , computer hardware , electronic engineering , telecommunications , optical performance monitoring , wavelength division multiplexing , materials science , engineering , optoelectronics , mathematics , physics , wavelength , statistics , thermodynamics , programming language
A fibre memory is a serial connection of fibre‐switch blocks , each combining fibre delay lines with one optical switch. With enhanced flexibility in processing fluid optical data, fibre memories allow ramified applications in the existing literature. This study concentrates on the implementations of timeslot interchangers (TSIs) by fibre memories based on a special type of low‐complexity switches, called rotators , under periodic switching control. The proposed TSI structure achieves an economic tradeoff between control and component complexities in the construction of large‐scale optical TSIs.