Hybrid architecture for an optical switching fabric implemented

Details Hybrid architecture for an optical switching fabric implemented Hybrid architecture for an optical switching fabric implemented

1994-08-31

1996-06-04

Bovernick, Rodney B.

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Switch

359117, G02B 626, G02B 642

Patent

active

055241549

ABSTRACT:
A hybrid optical switching-fabric architecture, for implementation via Y-branch switching elements, comprises an 8.times.8 array (100) of eighty Y-branch switching elements (110) configured as a Benes outer layer (105) consisting of two columns (105a, 105b) of four 2.times.2 networks (103) and an active-splitter/active-combiner inner layer (106) consisting of one column of two 4.times.4 active-splitter/active-combiner networks (104).

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