Title :
Optoelectronic implementation of the Register Insertion Bus high-speed network
Author :
Maniatis, D.P. ; Mitkas, P.A. ; Irakliotis, L.J. ; Jayasumana, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
The Register Insertion Bus (RIB) is a scalable optical network using a folded-bus topology. The access scheme relies on two buffers found in each station to hold packets that would conflict. An active fiber optic tap has been utilized for the switching of the packets that may conflict. In this paper we present an optoelectronic implementation using, instead of the two buffers, a fiber optic delay line memory loop. Passive taps are used for the control of the bus and the fiber loop. LiNbO3 electrooptic switches are also used as active switching elements
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; optical delay lines; optical fibre networks; system buses; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 electrooptic switches; Register Insertion Bus; access scheme; active taps; fiber optic delay line memory loop; folded-bus topology; high-speed network; optical network; optoelectronic technology; passive taps; Clocks; Delay lines; High-speed networks; Logic; Network topology; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Registers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379224
