Evaluation of Optical Circuit Switches for SDMBased Intra-Datacenter Networks

We evaluate the feasibility of an optical circuit switch that suits SDM-based intra-datacenter networks. Simulations with 100-Gbps DP-QPSK signals and 200-Gbps DP-16QAM signals clarify the maximum switch throughput attainable with feasible hardware requirements.

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