Title :
Multi-port interconnect architecture for 100 Gb/s optical packet routing
Author :
Lin, T. ; Williams, K.A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Glick, M. ; Dales, M. ; McAuley, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
A multi-port SOA-based interconnect driven by PC-hosts is shown to be extendable for 100 Gb/s routing. The 15.2 dB power margin available using conventional transceivers will allow at least eight connections for a single stage switch fabric.
Keywords :
optical interconnections; optical receivers; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; 100 Gbit/s; PC-hosts; SOA-based interconnect; conventional transceivers; multiport interconnect architecture; optical packet routing; power margin; single stage switch fabric;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
