• DocumentCode
    3383117
  • 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
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    19-22 Aug. 2007
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    14
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics in Switching, 2007
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-1121-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-1122-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PS.2007.4300720
  • Filename
    4300720
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3383117