• DocumentCode
    2745612
  • Title

    All-optical self-routing of 40 Gb/s DPSK packets

  • Author

    Presi, M. ; Calabretta, N. ; Porzi, C. ; Corsini, R. ; Contestabile, G. ; Ciaramella, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    41
  • Lastpage
    42
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a self-routing all-optical circuit for switching 40 Gb/s DPSK packets. In our scheme, an all-optical header processor feeds a set-reset flip-flop that drives a coherent wavelength converter. We report an overall limited power penalty.
  • Keywords
    differential phase shift keying; flip-flops; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; DPSK packets; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; coherent wavelength converter; optical header processor; optical switching; power penalty; self-routing all-optical circuit; set-reset flip-flop; Differential phase shift keying; Flip-flops; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110415
  • Filename
    6110415