Fiber Optic Mesh Networks for Low-power Digital Optical Switching

This research explores the design, optimization, and demonstration of dense fiber optic mesh networks to enable low-power digital optical switching. Digital Optical switching by-passes the energy intensive OEO (optical-electrical-optical) conversion that surrounds the current CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) switching fabric due to the need for buffering, ADC/DAC (analog to digital conversion/ digital to analog conversion) at high signal line rate, and electronic MUX/DEMUX (multiplexing/ demultiplexing). This work investigates the design and physical implementation of optical mesh networks that connect distributed, scalable Banyan sub-switches implemented by silicon photonics micro-ring resonators. The focus will be on the management, control, maintenance and scalability in an industrial, commercial context.

Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Yam

Student:

Partner:

Axonal Networks

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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