Title :
2×2 all-optical exchange-bypass switch
Author :
Kalyvas, M. ; Theophilopoulos, G. ; Bintjas, C. ; Pleros, N. ; Stavdas, A. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Athens Nat. Tech. Univ., Greece
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optically addressable 2×2 exchange-bypass switch operating with 10 Gbps data packets. Switching is achieved in an optical amplifier gate and the performance of the device is independent of packet length and content.
Keywords :
code division multiplexing; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical beam splitters; optical bistability; optical communication equipment; optical polarisers; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical exchange-bypass switch; data packets; optical amplifier gate; optically addressable 2×2 exchange-bypass switch; packet content; packet length; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical pulse generation; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Pulse modulation; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7378-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027576
