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Optical cross-connect

Known as: Photonic cross connect, Oxc, Optical Cross Connect 
An optical cross-connect (OXC) is a device used by telecommunications carriers to switch high-speed optical signals in a fiber optic network, such as… (More)
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2014
2014
High degree optical cross-connect based on multicast switch
8×16 multicast switches enable contentionless WDM Optical Cross-Connect (OXC) as long as the node connectivity is smaller… (More)
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2009
2009
Multi-Granular Optical Cross-Connect: Design, Analysis, and Demonstration
A fundamental issue in all-optical switching is to offer efficient and cost-effective transport services for a wide range of… (More)
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2008
2008
Optical Cross-Connect Switch Architectures for Hierarchical Optical Path Networks
This paper proposes new switch architectures for hierarchical optical path cross-connect (HOXC) systems. The architectures allow… (More)
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2005
2005
Inband crosstalk analysis of optical cross-connect architectures
In this paper, inband crosstalk in several important classes of optical cross-connect (OXC) architectures is studied. We derive… (More)
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2004
2004
256/spl times/256 port optical cross-connect subsystem
This paper describes the subsystem design and performance of a 256/spl times/256-port micromechanical beam-steering optical cross… (More)
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2003
2003
Modular MEMS-based optical cross-connect with large port-count
We describe and demonstrate a modular microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based optical cross-connect (OXC) architecture. The… (More)
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2003
2003
238 x 238 micromechanical optical cross connect
This letter describes a 238/spl times/238 beam-steering optical cross connect constructed using surface micromachined mirrors… (More)
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2001
2001
Scaling Laws for MEMS Mirror-Rotation Optical Cross Connect Switches
The design of large-scale mirror-rotation free-space optical cross-connect switches based on arrays of microelectromechanical… (More)
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2001
2001
Generalized Space-Equivalent Analysis of Optical Cross-Connect Architectures
Optical Cross-Connects (OXCs) are gaining an increasing importance in high-capacity wavelength-division multiplexing networks. In… (More)
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2000
2000
Scalable optical cross-connect switch using micromachined mirrors
This letter describes a free-space optical fiber cross-connect that uses a pair of micromirror arrays to redirect optical beams… (More)
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