Title :
All-optical correlation using cascaded logic XOR gates based on active Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Author :
Martinez, J.M. ; Herrera, J. ; Ramos, F. ; Marti, J.
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Centre, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
A 2-bit address recognition scheme using cascaded logic XOR gates is demonstrated at 10 Gbit/s. Error-free operation with more than 13 dB extinction-ratio performance is achieved after the second stage by adjusting the label signal input power.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical correlation; optical fibre networks; optical logic; packet switching; photonic switching systems; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; 2 bits; SOA based active Mach-Zehnder interferometers; all-optical correlation; all-optical packet header processor; cascaded logic XOR gates; error-free operation; extinction-ratio performance; optical packet network; packet switching; photonic-integrated device;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
