Title :
A novel all-optical header processing system for DPSK packets based on time-to-wavelength conversion
Author :
Calabretta, Nicola ; Contestabile, Giampiero ; Ciaramella, Ernesro
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate an highly-scalable header processor for DPSK packets based on time-to-wavelength-conversion requiring only four optical functions independently of the number of headers. Experiments demonstrate that four headers are distinguished at different outputs.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical information processing; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; DPSK packets; all-optical header processing system; highly-scalable header processor; optical functions; time-to-wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
