Title :
An experimental optical packet synchroniser with 100 ns range and 200 ps resolution
Author :
Zucchelli, L. ; Di Bella, D. ; Fornuto, G. ; Gambinl, P. ; Re, D. ; Delorme, F. ; Kraehenbuehl, R. ; Meichior, H.
Author_Institution :
CSELT, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
An experimental optical synchroniser for packet switched networks is presented; the system can recover time misalignments up to 105.6 ns exploiting switchable delay lines at node-input and wavelength dispersion in a high dispersion fibre at node output, with is 200 ps resolution
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical delay lines; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; packet switching; 105.6 ns; 200 ps; high dispersion fibre; node output; node-input; ns exploiting switchable delay lines; ns range; optical packet synchroniser; packet switched networks; ps resolution; time misalignments recovery; wavelength dispersion; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Delay effects; Delay lines; Indium phosphide; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Payloads; Switches; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732735
