1296-port MEMS transparent optical crossconnect with 2.07 petabit/s switch capacity

Ryf, Roland; Kim, J.; Hickey, J.P.; Gnauck, A.H.; Carr, Dustin W.; Pardo, F.; Bolle, C.; Frahm, R.; Basavanhally, N.R.; Yoh, C.; Ramsey, David A.; Boie, R.A.; George, R.; Kraus, J. S.; Lichtenwalner, C. P.; Papazian, R.; Gates, J.V.; Shea, Herbert; Gasparyan, A.; Muratov, V.; Griffith, J. E.; Prybyla, J. A.; Goyal, Siddharth; White, Carolyn D.; Lin, Mianfeng; Ruel, R.; Nijander, C.; Arney, S.; Neilson, David T.; Bishop, David J.; Kolodner, Paul; Pau, Stanley; Nuzman, C.; Weis, Alexander L.; Kumar, Bharat; Lieuwen, Daniel F.; Aksyuk, Vladimir A.; Greywall, Dennis S.; Lee, T.C.; Soh, H. Tom; Mansfield, William; Jin, S.; Lai, Wei; Huggins, H. A.; Barr, D.; Cirelli, R.; Bogart, Gregory R.; Teffeau, K.; Vella, R.; Mavoori, H.; Ramirez, A. P.; Ciampa, N.A.; Klemens, F.; Morris, M.D.; Boone, T.; Liu, J.Q.; Rosamilia, J. M.; Giles, C.R.

doi:10.1109/ofc.2001.927572

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“…The 3-D MEMS OXC is a subject of intense interest during the telecom boom around the turn of the century [42]- [46]. Early efforts (before 2002) focused on OXCs with port count ∼1000 × 1000 [47], [48], driven by the explosion of Internet data transport. Recently, interest has shifted to applications in metropolitan area networks, including metro access and metro core networks, which requires OXC with medium port count (∼100 × 100), with emphasis on low cost, low-power consumption, and small footprint [44], [49].…”

Section: Three-dimensional Mems Switchesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optical MEMS for Lightwave Communication

Solgaard

Ford

2006

J. Lightwave Technol.

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Abstract-The intensive investment in optical microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in the last decade has led to many successful components that satisfy the requirements of lightwave communication networks. In this paper, we review the current state of the art of MEMS devices and subsystems for lightwave communication applications. Depending on the design, these components can either be broadband (wavelength independent) or wavelength selective. Broadband devices include optical switches, crossconnects, optical attenuators, and data modulators, while wavelength-selective components encompass wavelength add/drop multiplexers, wavelength-selective switches and crossconnects, spectral equalizers, dispersion compensators, spectrometers, and tunable lasers. Integration of MEMS and planar lightwave circuits, microresonators, and photonic crystals could lead to further reduction in size and cost.

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Section: Three-dimensional Mems Switchesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optical MEMS for Lightwave Communication

Solgaard

Ford

2006

J. Lightwave Technol.

297

141

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“…However, using the full mesh topology, static optically transparent networks with up to 50 nodes are realizable with 100-port nodes. Since optical 3D-MEMS switches with more than 1,000 ports are feasible [13], large static optical networks with up to 60 nodes in the ring and up to severeal hunderds of nodes in the full mesh topology could be possible.…”

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Scalability and power consumption of static optical core networks

Aleksić¹,

Heddeghem

Pickavet

2012

2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)

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Abstract-A large amount of traffic in core networks is highly aggregated and core nodes are interconnected by high-capacity links. Thus, most of the traffic demands in the core area can be accommodated by providing more or less static connections between ingress and egress nodes. In this paper, we describe and study three particular realizations of static optical core networks and compare them with the dynamic, packet switched architecture based on wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) transmission and conventional electronic packet routers. We introduce an analytical model for estimating the average number of required switch ports for different network topologies in order to assess both scalability and power consumption of the considered network concepts. The results show that the concept of a static optically transparent core network promises high energy efficiency, and scalability to several tens of nodes.

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“…Development of a micromirror manipulator is considered to be the backbone of an all-optical-switching network, which has been the topic of many research projects (1)(2)(3)(4) . In addition to realizing a large-scale data multiplexing device, optical switches would serve as a test, monitor and protection tool promising a single control interface for optical automation systems.…”

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2 Degree-of-Freedom Spiral Micromirror Manipulator Fabrication and Spatial Mechanical Assembling

Sadat

Kamiya

Bagheri

et al. 2008

JAMDSM

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We present a process for the fabrication and assembly of a novel spiral-shaped micromirror manipulator for free space optical switching. The manipulator is comprised of two different parts, which are fabricated using conventional surface micromachining processes. The footprint of the assembled device is about 600µm and the height of the micro pyramid is 200µ m. In spite of conventional approaches to microsystem design, which prefer devices with monolithic and self-assembling properties, the two parts are fabricated on two different chips. They are then assembled using a spatial mechanical approach. A number of separate spiral and pyramid parts are fabricated and the first assembling test on a single actuator is performed. In this paper, the Surface micromachining processes used for fabrication of the parts are presented and their sensitivity and issues are discussed. Spatial mechanical assembly results are presented and process issues are addressed.

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1296-port MEMS transparent optical crossconnect with 2.07 petabit/s switch capacity

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Optical MEMS for Lightwave Communication

Optical MEMS for Lightwave Communication

Scalability and power consumption of static optical core networks

2 Degree-of-Freedom Spiral Micromirror Manipulator Fabrication and Spatial Mechanical Assembling

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