Title :
160-Gb/s All-Optical Packet Switching Over a 110-km Field Installed Optical Fiber Link
Author :
Herrera, J. ; Raz, O. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Liu, Y. ; Mulvad, H.C.H. ; Ramos, F. ; Marti, J. ; Maxwell, G. ; Poustie, A. ; Hill, M.T. ; de Waardt, H. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
Abstract :
Demonstration of all-optical packet switching at 160 Gb/s over a total of 110-km field installed optical fiber link is reported. The packet switch architecture is based solely on photonic circuits: an optical filter as label processor, an all-optical flip-flop as memory element and an ultrafast wavelength converter as router. Both flip-flop and wavelength converter uses semiconductor optical amplifiers which allows for photonic integration. The switch operates at low power levels and shows potential scalability. Error-free operation is shown without forward error correction technology.
Keywords :
convertors; flip-flops; packet switching; all-optical packet switching; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; distance 110 km; photonic integration; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast wavelength converter; Flip-flops; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Packet switching; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switching circuits; All-optical flip-flop; all-optical packet switching; all-optical wavelength conversion; chromatic dispersion; optical fiber;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2007.913068
