Title :
Field-modulated packet forwarding chips for label-switched optical routing
Author :
Dummer, Matthew M. ; Klamkin, Jonathan ; Tauke-Pedretti, Anna ; Nguyen, Kimchau N. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a single-chip 40 Gb/s wavelength converter based on an SG-DBR laser and field-modulated optical gate. This device also performs 10 Gb/s label encoding for all-optical packet forwarding.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication switching; SG-DBR laser; all-optical packet forwarding; field-modulated optical gate; field-modulated packet forwarding chips; label encoding; label-switched optical routing; single-chip wavelength converter; Optical buffering; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum well devices; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength routing; (140.3600) Lasers; (230.7405) Wavelength conversion devices; tunable (250.7360) Waveguide modulators;
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