Multi-channel collision-free reception for optical interconnects

Opt Express. 2018 May 14;26(10):13214-13222. doi: 10.1364/OE.26.013214.

Abstract

A multi-channel reception scheme that allows each node to receive an arbitrary set of wavelengths simultaneously (i.e., collision-free) is proposed for optical interconnects. The proposed scheme only needs to use a few receivers and fixed-wavelength filters that are designed based on error-control coding theory. Experiments with up to four channel collision-free reception units are carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed scheme.