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

François Dorgeuille (1) , Ludovic Noirie (1) , Jean-Paul Faure (1) , Anton Ambrosy (2) , Stéphane Rabaron (1) , François Boubal (1) , Michael Schilling (2) , Claude Artigue (1)

1 Alcatel Research & Innovation Center
2 Alcatel SEL

We report here, to our knowledge, on the first demonstration of a modular 8×8 optical switch built with opto-hybrid 8×1 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.

Mots clés: optical networks; optical switching; semiconductor optical amplifier

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

François Dorgeuille, Ludovic Noirie, Jean-Paul Faure, Anton Ambrosy, Stéphane Rabaron, et al.. 1.28 Tbit/s throughput 8×8 optical switch based on arrays of gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier gates. Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000, Mar 2000, Baltimore (MA), United States. pp.221-223, ⟨10.1109/OFC.2000.869463⟩. ⟨hal-00764094⟩