Title :
Ultra-fast all-optical self-aware protection switching based on a bistable laser diode
Author :
Yi An ; Vukovic, Dragana ; Riesgo, Abel Lorences ; Morthier, Geert ; Peucheret, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We propose a novel concept of all-optical protection switching with link failure automatic awareness based on AOWFF. The scheme is experimentally demonstrated using a single MG-Y laser diode with a record switching time ~200 ps.
Keywords :
flip-flops; optical bistability; optical communication; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; AOWFF; MG-Y laser diode; all-optical wavelength flip-flop; bistable laser diode; link failure automatic awareness; switching time; ultra-fast all-optical self-aware protection switching; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Protection switching;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W2A.65
