An architecture for a wavelength-interchanging cross-connect utilizing parametric wavelength converters

This paper proposes an architecture for a wavelength-interchanging cross-connect (WIXC) that can be used as a switching node of strictly transparent and scalable networks with all-optical routing and all-optical wavelength conversion capabilities. This architecture utilizes all-optical parametric wavelength converters based on difference-frequency-generation (DFG) or four-wave mixing (FWM), although this work focuses only on the implementation using difference-frequency-generation wavelength converters. The proposed WIXC architecture exploits the unique wavelength mapping properties of parametric wavelength converters: mirror image mapping and simultaneous multichannel wavelength conversion. The derivation of this architecture involves application of a space/wavelength transformation to the classical Benes switch fabric. The connection setup for the resulting architecture follows the well established looping algorithm, and the architecture is scalable in both the ports and the wavelengths. The scaling occurs in an orderly fashion, which allows modular upgrades of WIXC's for cost-effective evolution of the networks. The unique properties of the parametric wavelength converter including transparent and multichannel conversion capabilities result in a WIXC architecture that requires fewer wavelength converters while maintaining scalability and transparency.

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