Title :
All-optical switching of packets for all-optical buffering purposes
Author :
Liu, Y. ; Hill, M.T. ; de Waardt, H. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
An all-optical switching concept for all-optical buffering of packets is presented. The concept feasibility has been verified by showing experimentally that its optical threshold function (>45 dB contrast ratio) can control a wavelength converter switch.
Keywords :
buffer storage; optical fibre communication; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication switching; all-optical buffering; all-optical switching; optical packet routing; optical threshold function; packet switching; wavelength converter switch; Optical buffering; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Packet switching; Telecommunication switching; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989642
