Title :
All-optical label erasure/recognition of novel DPSK optical packets for optical packet switching
Author :
Calabretta, N. ; Contestabile, G. ; Ciaramella, E. ; Errico, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical label erasure/recognition of novel DPSK optical packets by using an all-optical label pre-processor and all-optical correlators. Experimental results show low power and asynchronous label erasure/recognition operation on two labels at 12.5 Gbit/s.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical correlation; packet switching; 12 Gbit/s; All-optical label erasure; All-optical label recognition; DPSK optical packet; all-optical correlator; asynchronous label erasure; asynchronous label recognition; optical communication; optical packet switching; Bit rate; Correlators; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Payloads;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192604
