High Speed All-Optical Data Distribution Network. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Braun, Steve; Hodara, Henri
• Is Part Of: Fiber and integrated optics. Volume 36:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 219
• Page End: 226
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: All-optical high speed network -- protocol independent -- planar lightwave circuit (PLC) -- network interface card (NIC); Fiber optics -- Periodicals; Integrated optics -- Periodicals; Optical communications -- Periodicals; 621.3692
• DOI: 10.1080/01468030.2017.1408238
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0146-8030

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article describes the performance and capabilities of an all-optical network featuring low latency, high speed file transfer between serially connected optical nodes. A basic component of the network is a network interface card (NIC) implemented through a unique planar lightwave circuit (PLC) that performs add/drop data and optical signal amplification. The network uses a linear bus topology with nodes in a "T" configuration, as described in the text. The signal is sent optically (hence, no latency) to all nodes via wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), with each node receiver tuned to wavelength of choice via an optical de-multiplexer. Each "T" node routes a portion of the signal to/from the bus through optical couplers, embedded in the network interface card (NIC), to each of the 1 through n computers.