DocumentCode
450298
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
Volume
4
fYear
2005
fDate
25-29 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
957
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location
IET
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-86341-543-1
Type
conf
Filename
1584276
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