PipSwitch: A Circuit Switch Using Programmable Integrated Photonics

TL;DR

PipSwitch introduces a scalable optical circuit switch design for programmable integrated photonics, enabling all-to-all connectivity among up to 32 ports by finding optimal matchings.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel circuit switch architecture for PIPs that achieves scalable all-to-all connectivity using programmable matchings.

Findings

Supports up to 32 ports with optimal matchings

Demonstrates scalability and connectivity in optical networks

Provides a practical solution for programmable photonic switching

Abstract

We present an optical circuit switch design for programmable integrated photonics (PIPs). Our solution finds the correct and optimal set of matchings that provides all-to-all network connectivity and demonstrates scalability to 32 ports.