Title :
All-optical buffering using laser neural networks
Author :
Liu, Y. ; Hill, M.T. ; de Waardt, H. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
fDate :
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical buffering method that can handle contention of three optical packets. We have employed a laser neural network as an all-optical arbiter that decides whether packet contention takes place. The laser neural network drives a wavelength routing switch that is used to route the data packets into fiber delay lines. Experimental results are presented.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; all-optical arbitration; all-optical buffering; data packet routing; fiber delay lines; laser neural networks; optical packets; packet contention; wavelength routing switch; Fiber nonlinear optics; Neural networks; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical computing; Optical control; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.809276
