Title :
Optical subcarrier label swapping by semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Udvary, Eszter ; Berceli, Tibor
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Broadband Infocommunication Syst., Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econ., Hungary
Abstract :
The semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) can be used as an efficient high-speed modulator. This paper presents optical subcarrier multiplexed label swapping/reinsertion utilizing this device associated to the wavelength converter block in packet-switched all-optical networks. For that purpose, the modulation response and nonlinear behavior of SOAs are analyzed and experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; subcarrier multiplexing; SOA; efficient high-speed modulator; modulation response; nonlinear behaviour; optical subcarrier label swapping; optical subcarrier multiplexed label reinsertion; optical subcarrier multiplexed label swapping; packet-switched all-optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength converter block; High speed optical techniques; Multiprotocol label switching; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2003.819784
