Title :
Experimental demonstration of an all-optical packet forwarding gate based on a single SOA-MZI at 40 Gb/s
Author :
Brahmi, H. ; Bougioukos, M. ; Menif, M. ; Maziotis, A. ; Stamatiadis, C. ; Kouloumentas, Ch ; Apostolopoulos, D. ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Erasme, D.
Author_Institution :
Commun. & Electron. Dept., TELECOM ParisTech, Paris, France
Abstract :
We present a new forwarding-gate scheme using a single SOA-MZI. We show a bi-stable behavior with a 13.6 dB extinction-ratio and rise and fall times below 30ps. Error-free operation is achieved at 40 Gb/s.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical packet forwarding gate; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; error-free operation; packet switching schemes; semiconductor optical amplifier-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer; single SOA-MZI; Adaptive optics; Flip-flops; Logic gates; Optical device fabrication; Optical feedback; Optical packet switching; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
