Title :
Fast packet routing in a 2.5 Tb/s optical switch fabric with 40 Gb/s duobinary signals at 0.8 b/s/Hz spectral efficiency
Author :
Duelk, M. ; Gripp, J. ; Simsarian, J. ; Bhardwaj, A. ; Bernasconi, P. ; Zirngibl, M. ; Laznicka, O.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate error-free 40 Gb/s duobinary packet routing by fast wavelength switching on two ports in a 64×64 passive optical switch fabric. Switching in less than 45 ns for all channel combinations and burst-mode clock recovery in less than 15 ns are achieved.
Keywords :
channel spacing; laser tuning; optical fibre networks; optical switches; packet switching; synchronisation; telecommunication network routing; 15 ns; 2.5 Tbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; 45 ns; burst-mode clock recovery; duobinary signals; error-free duobinary packet routing; fast packet routing; fast wavelength switching; optical switch fabric; spectral efficiency; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fabrics; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248589
