All-optical switching system and method thereof
US6574387B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0026
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an all-optical switching system and the method thereof. The system comprises: N 1×M splitters for receiving N sets of optical data I1, I2, . . . , IN−1, IN, wherein said N splitters individually split said N sets of optical data separately to form a N×M matrix of optical data, wherein N and M are integers; a N×M matrix switching structure for receiving the N×M matrix of optical data generated by the N splitters and another driving signal matrix to generate N×M matrix of optical data; and M N×1 combiners for receiving the N×M matrix of optical data from the N×M matrix switching structure to combine them into M sets of optical data O1, O2, . . . , OM−1, OM, respectively.
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