All-optical self-synchronizing scheme for contention resolution in asynchronous optical packet switched networks using continuously tunable optical delay line

Author

Porzi, Claudio ; Chin, Sanghoon ; Trita, Andrea ; Fresi, Francesco ; Berrettini, Gianluca ; Mezosi, Gabor ; Ghelfi, Paolo ; Giuliani, Guido ; Potí, Luca ; Sorel, Marc ; Thévenaz, Luc ; Bogoni, Antonella

Author_Institution

CEIICP, Scuola Super. Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy

fYear

2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

Continuously tunable, optically-controlled variable delay line based on dynamic Brillouin grating is exploited for automated synchronization of switching signals in a network node, enabling asynchronous contention resolution with packet priorization.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; optical delay lines; optical switches; optical tuning; packet switching; switching networks; all-optical self-synchronizing scheme; asynchronous contention resolution; asynchronous optical packet switched networks; automated switching signal synchronization; continuously tunable optically-controlled variable delay line; dynamic Brillouin grating; packet priorization; Optical fiber polarization; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference

Conference_Location

Los Angeles, CA

ISSN

pending

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0213-6

Type

conf

Filename

5875139