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Absorbing physics reverses laser

Yale researchers who have created the first-ever reverse laser say the technology could be used for 'novel functionalities' in next-generation optical communications and computing applications Read more

18 February, 2011 by David Meyer
On-Demand Multicast Slot Allocation Scheme for Active Optical Access Network Using PLZT High-Speed <endeca_term>Optical Switches</endeca_term>

On-Demand Multicast Slot Allocation Scheme for Active Optical Access Network Using PLZT High-Speed Optical Switches

...an active optical access network that uses Mach-Zehnder-type high-speed optical switches, which are achieved by the Plumbum Lanthanum Zirconate Titanate (PLZT) switching... Read more

14 June, 2011
Crosstalk Limiting Schedulers in AWG-Based <endeca_term>Optical Switches</endeca_term>

Crosstalk Limiting Schedulers in AWG-Based Optical Switches

Optical switching fabrics are gaining interest as in multi Terabit switching devices; the advantages over their... Read more

1 June, 2010
Packet Scheduling in a Low-Latency Optical Switch With Wavelength Division Multiplexing and Electronic Buffer

Packet Scheduling in a Low-Latency Optical Switch With Wavelength Division Multiplexing and Electronic Buffer

Optical switches are widely considered as the most promising candidate to provide ultra... Read more

27 March, 2011
Experimental Demonstration of an Impairment Aware Network Planning and Operation Tool for Transparent/Translucent Optical Networks

Experimental Demonstration of an Impairment Aware Network Planning and Operation Tool for Transparent/Translucent Optical Networks

Core optical networks using reconfigurable optical switches and tunable lasers appear to be on the road towards widespread... Read more

4 November, 2010
Inside Livermore Labs' laser fusion facility

Inside Livermore Labs' laser fusion facility

...a system of more than 600 large aperture crystal components used for optical switches and frequency converters that help boost the original single laser beam... Read more

29 July, 2010 by Daniel Terdiman
Energy-Efficient WDM Network Planning With Dedicated Protection Resources in Sleep Mode

Energy-Efficient WDM Network Planning With Dedicated Protection Resources in Sleep Mode

...advocates a sleep mode option for the optical devices (e.g., amplifiers, optical switches) installed for protection purposes only. These devices can be put in... Read more

1 June, 2010

Tech firms urged to focus on electromagnetics

...complicated, and optical technology is used chiefly in long-distance communication lines. Optical switches transmit information as pulses of light, unlike today's standard routers... Read more

4 May, 2004 by Graeme Wearden
Development of Low-Cost OCDMA Encoder Based on Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWGs) and <endeca_term>Optical Switches</endeca_term>

Development of Low-Cost OCDMA Encoder Based on Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWGs) and Optical Switches

...Multiple Access (OCDMA) encoder prototype based on Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG) and optical switches. It is potentially to provide a high security for data transmission... Read more

18 June, 2009
Optimal Packet Scheduling in Output-Buffered <endeca_term>Optical Switches</endeca_term> With Limited-Range Wavelength Conversion

Optimal Packet Scheduling in Output-Buffered Optical Switches With Limited-Range Wavelength Conversion

All-optical packet switching is a promising candidate for future high-speed switching. However, due to the absence of... Read more

4 December, 2007
Network Control and Management Challenges in Opaque Networks Utilizing Transparent <endeca_term>Optical Switches</endeca_term>

Network Control and Management Challenges in Opaque Networks Utilizing Transparent Optical Switches

There is a potential for significant cost, footprint and power savings by eliminating unnecessary Opto-Electronic (OE)... Read more

8 December, 2003
Guest Editorial High-Performance <endeca_term>Optical Switches</endeca_term>/Routers for High-Speed Internet

Guest Editorial High-Performance Optical Switches/Routers for High-Speed Internet

The Phenomenal growth in the Internet traffic has spurred the integration of data networking and optical networking to... Read more

1 September, 2003
Transparent <endeca_term>Optical Switches</endeca_term>: Technology Issues and Challenges

Transparent Optical Switches: Technology Issues and Challenges

Increased traffic volume due to the introduction of new broadband services is driving carriers to the deployment of an... Read more

4 November, 2002
A New Adaptive Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier

A New Adaptive Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier

...Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) proposed. In the amplifier, an array of 1x2 optical switches is controlled to select the optimum length of erbium-doped fiber... Read more

23 December, 2009
Differentiated Quality of Service in Survivable WDM Mesh Networks

Differentiated Quality of Service in Survivable WDM Mesh Networks

The emerging next generation optical transport WDM networks, with reconfigurable optical switches, offer a promising solution to the ever-increasing demand for high... Read more

1 August, 2009

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