Title :
Asynchronous 2×2 optical packet synchronization, buffering, and forwarding
Author :
Mack, John P. ; Nguyen, Kimchau N. ; Garcia, John M. ; Burmeister, Emily F. ; Dummer, Matt M. ; Poulsen, Henrik N. ; Stamenic, Biljana ; Kurczveil, Geza ; Hollar, Kurtis ; Coldren, Larry A. ; Bowers, John E. ; Blumenthal, Daniel J.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first asynchronous 2×2 optical packet switch capable of synchronizing, buffering, and forwarding 10 Gb/s packets generated from independent transmitters with better than 99% packet recovery measured using a burst mode receiver.
Keywords :
optical receivers; optical switches; optical transmitters; packet switching; synchronisation; asynchronous 2Ã\x972 optical packet synchronization; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; burst mode receiver; independent transmitters; optical packet switch; packet recovery; Clocks; Frequency synchronization; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Payloads; Stimulated emission; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
