• DocumentCode
    2020699
  • Title

    A large variable delay, fast reconfigurable optical buffer based on multi-loop configuration and an optical crosspoint switch matrix

  • Author

    Chi, Nan ; Wang, Zhuoran ; Yu, Siyuan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    A novel optical buffer based on multi-loop configuration and an optical cross-point switch matrix is proposed and experimentally demonstrated with variable delay range of 1-999 times basic delay unit and dynamic reconfiguration speed in nanoseconds.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; optical interconnections; telecommunication switching; multiloop configuration; optical crosspoint switch matrix; reconfigurable optical buffer; Delay; Optical buffering; Optical network units; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Transmission line matrix methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.216029
  • Filename
    1637060