Title :
MMI-BLD optical flip-flop for all-optical packet switching
Author :
Takenaka, M. ; Takeda, K. ; Kanema, Y. ; Raburn, M. ; Miyahara, T. ; Uetsuka, H. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
Abstract :
We have demonstrated all-optical packet switching, in which an MMI-BLD optical flip-flop worked as a label memory. The optical flip-flop allowed self-routing of multiple-wavelength packets with 338-ps switching time and 14-dB on-off ratio.
Keywords :
flip-flops; optical logic; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication network routing; all-optical packet switching; label memory; multimode interference bistable laser diode optical flip-flop; multiple-wavelength packets; on-off ratio; self-routing; switching time; time 338 ps; Flip-flops; High speed optical techniques; Optical bistability; Optical packet switching; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Packet switching; Payloads; Random access memory; Ultrafast optics; optical flip-flop; optical packet switching;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300720
