@article{funnel2017hybrid, author = {Funnel, Adam and Shi, Kai and Costa, Paolo and , Philip Watts and Ballani, Hitesh and Thomsen, Benn}, title = {Hybrid Wavelength Switched-TDMA High Port Count All-Optical Data Centre Switch}, year = {2017}, month = {October}, abstract = {The physical layer, data plane design of an all-optical network switch capable of scaling to 1024 ports at 25 Gb/s per port is presented and experimentally evaluated. Fast tuning DSDBR lasers modulated with line-coded bipolar data allow combined wavelength switching and TDMA to provide packet switch-like functionality with over 2 Tb/s of total switch bandwidth. A passive fibre star coupler core with high sensitivity, DSP-free coherent receivers creates a low complexity, easily upgradeable building block for data centre networks.}, url = {http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/research/publication/hybrid-wavelength-switched-tdma-high-port-count-optical-data-centre-switch/}, pages = {4438}, journal = {OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology}, volume = {35}, number = {20}, }