Title :
All-optical label and payload separator for a time-serial RZ-IM/IM scheme
Author :
Olmos, J. J Vegas ; Monroy, I. Tafur ; Koonen, A.M.J.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical label and payload separator based on nonlinear optical signal processing with a semiconductor optical amplifier. The separator handles return-to-zero intensity modulated packets with high bandwidth efficiency utilization
Keywords :
intensity modulation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical information processing; optical modulation; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical label; intensity modulation; nonlinear optical signal processing; payload separator; return-to-zero packets; semiconductor optical amplifier; time-serial RZ-IM; Fiber nonlinear optics; Multiprotocol label switching; Nonlinear optics; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Particle separators; Payloads; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; All-optical signal processing; nonlinear optics; optical fiber communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.863625
