Title :
Multi-path, multi-wavelength packet routing at 40 Gb/s over an SOA based optical switch fabric with nanosecond reconfiguration time
Author :
Lin, T. ; Williams, K.A. ; Janssens, X. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Click, M. ; Dales, M.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
The first multi-path physical layer assessment of a multiple host routing system employing an optical switch fabric is reported. 40 Gb/s data is routed from three inputs with wavelength and path dependant crosstalk contributing 0.3-0.6 dB penalty.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; 40 Gbit/s; SOA; crosstalk; multipath physical layer assessment; multiple host routing system; multiwavelength packet routing; nanosecond reconfiguration time; optical switch fabric; Crosstalk; Error analysis; Fabrics; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Packet switching; Physical layer; Routing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215613
