Optical Crossbar Network Analysis

Pascal Churoux; Michel Fraces; Michel Laug; Dominique Comte; Pierre Siron; Xavier Thibault

doi:10.1117/12.943450

14 April 1988 Optical Crossbar Network Analysis

Pascal Churoux, Michel Fraces, Michel Laug, Dominique Comte, Pierre Siron, Xavier Thibault

Proceedings Volume 0862, Optical Interconnections; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943450
Event: 1987 Symposium on the Technologies for Optoelectronics, 1987, Cannes, France

Abstract

We analyse optical solutions to realize crossbar networks in which connected users can send and receive information with all the others. Transmitters, receivers and links are now on the shelf. However optical switches have been the most critical point. A large variety of them are studied or developped. They can be packed into three groups : commutators, deflectors and directional couplers. The main characteristics of these devices are the attenuation, the crosstalk and the rise time. We analyse the main network parameters which are the number of processors, the reconfiguration time and the data rate.

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Pascal Churoux, Michel Fraces, Michel Laug, Dominique Comte, Pierre Siron, and Xavier Thibault "Optical Crossbar Network Analysis", Proc. SPIE 0862, Optical Interconnections, (14 April 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.943450

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