10-Gbit/s Serial Optical Interconnection for an ATM Switch

• Published in: Fiber and integrated optics Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 243 - 253
• Main Authors: FUKUSHIMA, S, SANO, E, YAMANE, Y, GENDA, K, MATSUMURA, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Informa UK Ltd 01-10-1998; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Asynchronous Transfer Mode Switch Gaas Mesfet Optical Interconnection; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Integrated circuits; Integrated circuits by function (including memories and processors); Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices; Theoretical study. Circuits analysis and design; Optoelectronic device; Experimental study; Transfer function; Asynchronous circuit; Switching; Optical interconnection; Cascade connection
• ISSN: 0146-8030; 1096-4681
• DOI: 10.1080/014680398244849

Serial optical interconnection is proposed for connections in a Torus asynchronous transfer mode switch. A cross-point switch was developed that operates at a bit rate of 20 Gbit/s. The switching operation was successfully performed using cascaded cross-point switches through an optical interconnection configuration consisting of commercial optoelectronics devices. The measured switching rate was 10 Gbit/s, and it was limited by the responses of the optoelectronics devices.