1.28 Tbit/s throughput 8×8 optical switch based on arrays of gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier gates

7 March 2000

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Vol. 4, 221-223
https://doi.org/10.1109/ofc.2000.869463

Abstract

We report here, to our knowledge, on the first demonstration of a modular 8/spl times/8 optical switch built with opto-hybrid 8/spl times/1 SOA-based space switch modules. A WDM experiment shows that this 8 x 8 optical switch offers a potential of 1.28 Tbit/s throughput.

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