Title :
All-optical label processing and swapping in packet switched networks: Opportunities for silicon photonics
Author :
Martí, J. ; Martínez, A. ; Herrera, J.
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia
Abstract :
The use of silicon photonics as technological platform to implement ultra-high speed all-optical switching devices for optical label processing and swapping in packet switches such as the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer is addressed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical switches; packet switching; photonic switching systems; Mach-Zehnder Interferometer; all-optical label processing; all-optical label swapping; packet switched networks; silicon photonics; ultra-high speed all-optical switching devices; Packet switching; Photonics; Silicon; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (130.4815) Optical switching devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
