| Title | Using 2 x 2 switching modules to build large 2-D MEMS optical switches |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Li, C.Y., G.M. Li, V.O.K. Li, P.K.A. Wai, H. Xie, and X.C. Yuan |
| Conference Name | GLOBECOM '03. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37489)GLOBECOM '03. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37489) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Conference Location | San Fransico, CA, USA |
| Abstract | MEMS optical switch technology is one of the key technologies in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical networks. Although the 2-D MEMS optical switch technology is mature, the commonly used crossbar architecture is not amenable to building large switches. In this paper, we propose a design of 2x2 switching modules, and use it to build large 2-D MEMS optical switches with architectures such as Spanke-Benes and Benes networks. |
| URL | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1258745 |
| DOI | 10.1109/GLOCOM.2003.1258745 |
