Title :
All-Optical Combinatorial Network based on SOAs for Packet Contention Resolution in a 2 Ã\x97 2 Photonic Node
Author :
Scaffardi, Mirco ; Fresi, Francesco ; Berrettini, Gianluca ; Meloni, Gianluca ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Potì, Luca
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
Abstract :
A complex integrable all-optical combinatorial network based on semiconductor optical amplifiers is demonstrated. As an application, contention detection and switching control in 2times2 photonic node is performed in a diverse priority self routing packet network.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; SOA; all-optical combinatorial network; contention detection; packet contention resolution; photonic node; self routing packet network; semiconductor optical amplifiers; switching control; Communication switching; Cyclic redundancy check; High speed optical techniques; Logic gates; Optical packet switching; Packet switching; Reconfigurable logic; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal resolution; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348765