Review Of Integrated Photonic Elastic WDM Switches For Data Centers
Akhilesh S P Khope, Anirban Samanta, Xian Xiao, Ben Yoo, John E Bowers
TL;DR
This paper reviews the latest developments in integrated photonic elastic WDM switches for data centers, focusing on wavelength selective switches, packaging, integration, and wavelength locking techniques.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of photonic switch technologies, including aspects often overlooked like packaging and wavelength locking, advancing understanding in this field.
Findings
Detailed discussion on wavelength selective switches
Review of packaging and electronic-photonic integration
Coverage of wavelength locking techniques
Abstract
In this review paper, we present an elaborate discussion on wavelength selective switches and their demonstrations. We also review packaging and electronic photonic integration of switches; a topic neglected in other review papers. We also cover wavelength locking which is paramount in switching networks with many tunable filters.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPhotonic and Optical Devices · Optical Network Technologies · Advanced Photonic Communication Systems