Title :
Optical label Processing and 10-gb/s variable length optical packet switching using a 4 × 4 optical crosspoint switch
Author :
Lee, Sheng-Chyan ; Varrazza, Riccardo ; Yu, Siyuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, UK
fDate :
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate the use of an integrated 4 × 4 InGaAsP-InP active vertical coupler optical crosspoint switch matrix to detect optical labels and to further switch variable length optical packets at rate of 10 Gb/s. Label detection sensitivity is assessed. Switched payload Q-factor and power penalty measurements have been carried out. Power penalty of less than 1.5 dB is found.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-factor; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical couplers; optical switches; packet switching; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP-InP active vertical coupler; label detection sensitivity; optical crosspoint switch; optical label processing; power penalty; switched payload Q-factor; variable length optical packet switching; Integrated optics; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Optical label detection; optical network; optical packet switching; variable packet length;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.845658
