Title :
Wavelength-space permutation switch with coherent PDM QPSK transmission for supercomputer optical interconnects
Author :
Karinou, F. ; Roudas, I. ; Vlachos, K. ; Petrou, C.S. ; Vgenis, A. ; Hemenway, B.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comp. Eng., Univ. of Patras, Rio, Greece
Abstract :
We experimentally study the performance of an economically-viable, high-capacity supercomputer optical interconnect employing wavelength-space optical packet switching, polarization division multiplexed (PDM) quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation and coherent detection.
Keywords :
light coherence; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical computing; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; optical switches; packet switching; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; coherent PDM QPSK transmission; coherent detection; polarization division multiplexed quadrature phase shift keying modulation; supercomputer optical interconnects; wavelength-space optical packet switching; wavelength-space permutation switch; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Quadrature phase shift keying; Supercomputers;
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
