Title :
Demonstration of flexible optical buffer based on 1×32 optical switches and fiber-sheet delay lines
Author :
Shinada, S. ; Furukawa, Hiroshi ; Wada, N.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We first demonstrated a 31-fiber-delay-lines buffer using flexible and compact fiber sheets combined with cascaded PLZT switches. Error-free operation of all packets, given delays up to 3-μs at intervals of 100-ns, was achieved after buffering.
Keywords :
buffer circuits; integrated optics; optical delay lines; optical switches; PLZT switches; fiber-sheet delay lines; flexible optical buffer; optical switches; time 100 ns; time 3 mus; Adaptive optics; Delays; Optical buffering; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical packet switching; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
