Title :
A Reconfigurable Optical Header Recognition System for Optical Packet Routing Applications
Author :
Tian, Chun ; Zhang, Zhaowei ; Ibsen, Morten ; Petropoulos, Periklis ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
Abstract :
We demonstrate a reconfigurable all-optical packet processing system. The key device is a code-reconfigurable header decoder based on a fiber Bragg grating. The performance of the system is tested for different packet headers, and error-free operation is confirmed
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; code-reconfigurable header decoder; fiber Bragg grating; optical header recognition; optical packet routing; Bragg gratings; Decoding; Fiber gratings; Optical arrays; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Routing; Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); optical code; optical fiber communication; optical packet switching;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.886148
