Optical Multicast Technologies by Multi-Wavelength Conversion for Optical Routers

Author

Yan, Ni ; Monroy, Idelfonso Tafur ; Jung, Hyun-Do ; Koonen, Ton ; Teixeira, Antonio ; Silveira, Tiago

Author_Institution

Fac. Elektrotechniek, Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven

fYear

2006

fDate

27-30 Nov. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Internet Protocol layer multicast by means of electronic processing is going to be the bottleneck of the next generation optical networks. Optical routers with optical layer multicast capability will become the new focus to overcome the speed limit and simplify the logical network stack structure. In this paper, optical multicast technologies by multi-wavelength conversion are reviewed and assessed with regards to their suitability for optical routers. Furthermore, experimental performance validation of four potential multi-wavelength conversion techniques is demonstrated. Finally, promising technologies for optical multicast routers are suggested.

Keywords

Internet; multicast protocols; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; telecommunication network routing; Internet protocol layer multicast; electronic processing; logical network stack structure; multiwavelength conversion; next generation optical networks; optical layer multicast capability; optical multicast technology; optical routers; performance validation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communication Technology, 2006. ICCT '06. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Guilin

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0800-8

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0801-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCT.2006.341792

Filename

4146393