Title :
1×2 optical packet switch using all-optical header processing
Author :
Hill, M.T. ; Srivatsa, A. ; Calabretta, N. ; Liu, Y. ; Waardt, H.D. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
fDate :
6/7/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 1×2 all-optical packet switch is presented. The header processing is implemented by using a SLALOM structure and an optical flip-flop memory is used to store the processed header bits. The packets are switched in wavelength by using cross-gain modulation. Experimental results are presented
Keywords :
digital communication; optical information processing; optical storage; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; photonic switching systems; SLALOM structure; all-optical header processing; cross-gain modulation; header bits storage; optical flip-flop memory; optical packet switch;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010503
