Title :
40-Gbit/s optical packet buffering
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The loading and unloading of a 40-Gbit/s data packet in an active fiber loop buffer is demonstrated. It is believed that this is the highest rate external loading of a loop buffer by more than a factor of two. Experimental results of the device storage time and of the quality of the stored data packets are presented. In addition, ways to simplify and improve optical buffer design are discussed
Keywords :
buffer storage; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre networks; packet switching; photonic switching systems; 40 Gbit/s; active fiber loop buffer; buffer design; device storage time; high rate external loading; high-speed electro-optical modulator; optical packet buffering; soliton compression; stored data packets quality; Bandwidth; Buffer storage; Electrooptic modulators; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical buffering; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscilloscopes; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719863
