DocumentCode
2150113
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
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7378-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027576
Filename
1027576
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