Title :
Optically controlled variable optical buffer for data packet storage in optical packet switching networks
Author :
Meloni, Gianluca ; Berrettini, Gianluca ; Poti, Luca ; Bogoni, Antonella
Author_Institution :
CEIICP, Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A novel solution for all optical packets buffering is proposed. Variable delays are performed by exploiting a fiber based re-circulating loop configuration. XGM in SOAs allows optical controlling of the packets storage time.
Keywords :
Buffer storage; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical variables control; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
