Title :
Optical-TDMA LAN incorporating packaged integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer channel selector
Author :
Gunning, P. ; Lucek, J.K. ; Nesset, D. ; Collins, J.V. ; Ford, C.W. ; Pitcher, D. ; Smith, K. ; Cotter, D. ; Jahn, E. ; Agrawal, N. ; Siddiqui, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Networks & Technol. Centre, British Telecom Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
7/31/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the use of a packaged, integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer as a channel selector in a 40 Gbit/s (16×2.5 Gbit/s) optical TDMA LAN which is currently being used to interconnect high-end computer workstations. To the authors´ knowledge this is the first application of an all-optical switch in a computer network
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; digital communication; integrated optics; optical fibre LAN; photonic switching systems; time division multiple access; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical switch; channel selector; computer network; high-end computer workstations; local area network; optical-TDMA LAN; packaged integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970943
