Abstract
A wide-band local area network using optical switching is presently being developed by the Heinrich-Hertz-lnsitut in Berlin (West). To ensure high reliability the system will be implemented as a star type network, divided into two subsystems. All switching within the system will be done by optical switching techniques. The wide-band subsystem will use Lithium-Niobate switching matrix elements, interconnected as a multistage space switch. Thus bit rate independent channels will be available with the ability to establish various wide-band services of the in-house area. The second subsystem makes use of a single-mode star coupler. Distributed circuit switching with fast switching capability and flexible data rates will be implemented, utilizing a TDM frame, that supports 63 narrow-band connections and a capacity of 8 Mbit/s for fast data services. To prevent typical disadvantages of distributed switching like line tapping and system disturbance, caused by malfunctioning system components, LiNbO <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</inf> switches will be installed in front of and behind the star coupler. The single-mode star coupler will be implemented by cascading 2 × 2 star couplers, which are available as 3-dB couplers.
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