VCSG-based All-Optical Header Extractor for IM/DPSK Optical Packets

Author

Porzi, Claudio ; Poti, L. ; Bogoni, A. ; Guina, M. ; Calabretta, N.

Author_Institution

Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

An all-optical header extractor for hybrid packets with intensity modulated label and differential phase-shift-keying modulated payload is presented. The device exploits the nonlinear characteristic of a Vertical Cavity Semiconductor Gate (VCSG) based on saturable absorption in semiconductor multiple-quantum-wells. The scheme operates asynchronously and is independent of the input signal polarization state. High suppression of the packet payload was observed.

Keywords

differential phase shift keying; optical modulation; optical switches; photonic switching systems; semiconductor quantum wells; IM; VCSG; all-optical header extractor; differential phase-shift-keying modulated payload; hybrid packets; intensity modulated label; optical packets; packet payload suppression; saturable absorption; semiconductor multiple-quantum-wells; vertical cavity semiconductor gate; Absorption; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Intensity modulation; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Payloads; Phase modulation; Phase shift keying; Quantum well devices; All-Optical Signal Processing; Header Extraction; Optical Packet Switching; Quantum Well Devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics in Switching, 2006. PS '06. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Heraklion, Crete

Print_ISBN

978-0-7803-9790-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7803-9790-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PS.2006.4350138

Filename

4350138