Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber Gratings

A routing device with <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N{{/ 2\,2}}\times {{2}}$</tex-math> </inline-formula> optical cross-connectors (OXCs) is based on a pair of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $N\times N$</tex-math&g...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Mu Tsai, Hidenori Taga, Po-Wei Chiou
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description A routing device with <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N{{/ 2\,2}}\times {{2}}$</tex-math> </inline-formula> optical cross-connectors (OXCs) is based on a pair of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $N\times N$</tex-math></inline-formula> cyclic array waveguide gratings (AWGs) and multiple tunable fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) to realize the dense wavelength-division multiplex (DWDM) channel configuration. A free spectral range (FSR) in the <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N\times N$</tex-math></inline-formula> cyclic AWG is <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N$</tex-math></inline-formula> channel spacing between two adjacent DWDM channels for each port pair. Planning every two-port pairs of the AWG is to effectively allocate the FSR for allowing the input of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N{{/ 2}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> separates the groups of DWDM channels. In this way, the DWDM channels in <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N{{/ 2}}$</tex-math> </inline-formula> groups can be demultiplexed into output ports of the AWG with intervals of two channel spacings. A multiple tunable FBGs can be used to reflect the DWDM channels into one output port of the 2&#x00A0;&#x00D7;&#x00A0;2 OXC or be tuned into the interval of the FSR to make the DWDM channels pass through directly into the other output port. As a result, the proposed routing device costs little and offers more flexible scalability in a dynamic DWDM network.
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spelling doaj-art-f243e94ccdc3496c9ebf197162dfd40f2025-08-20T03:15:15ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-0110511010.1109/JPHOT.2018.28678248450060Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber GratingsCheng-Mu Tsai0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-5427Hidenori Taga1Po-Wei Chiou2Graduate Institute of Precision Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanA routing device with <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N{{/ 2\,2}}\times {{2}}$</tex-math> </inline-formula> optical cross-connectors (OXCs) is based on a pair of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $N\times N$</tex-math></inline-formula> cyclic array waveguide gratings (AWGs) and multiple tunable fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) to realize the dense wavelength-division multiplex (DWDM) channel configuration. A free spectral range (FSR) in the <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N\times N$</tex-math></inline-formula> cyclic AWG is <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N$</tex-math></inline-formula> channel spacing between two adjacent DWDM channels for each port pair. Planning every two-port pairs of the AWG is to effectively allocate the FSR for allowing the input of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N{{/ 2}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> separates the groups of DWDM channels. In this way, the DWDM channels in <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N{{/ 2}}$</tex-math> </inline-formula> groups can be demultiplexed into output ports of the AWG with intervals of two channel spacings. A multiple tunable FBGs can be used to reflect the DWDM channels into one output port of the 2&#x00A0;&#x00D7;&#x00A0;2 OXC or be tuned into the interval of the FSR to make the DWDM channels pass through directly into the other output port. As a result, the proposed routing device costs little and offers more flexible scalability in a dynamic DWDM network.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8450060/Optical cross-connector (OXC)arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG)fiber Bragg gratings (FBG)dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)generalized multi-protocol label switching (GMPLS).
spellingShingle Cheng-Mu Tsai
Hidenori Taga
Po-Wei Chiou
Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber Gratings
IEEE Photonics Journal
Optical cross-connector (OXC)
arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG)
fiber Bragg gratings (FBG)
dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)
generalized multi-protocol label switching (GMPLS).
title Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber Gratings
title_full Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber Gratings
title_fullStr Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber Gratings
title_full_unstemmed Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber Gratings
title_short Demonstration of <italic>N</italic>&#x002F;2 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Cross-Connectors in One Pair of <italic>N </italic> &#x00D7; <italic>N</italic> Cyclic-AWGs and Multiple Tunable Fiber Gratings
title_sort demonstration of italic n italic x002f 2 2 x00d7 2 optical cross connectors in one pair of italic n italic x00d7 italic n italic cyclic awgs and multiple tunable fiber gratings
topic Optical cross-connector (OXC)
arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG)
fiber Bragg gratings (FBG)
dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)
generalized multi-protocol label switching (GMPLS).
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8450060/
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