Title :
160-Gb/s All-Optical Packet-Switching With In-Band Filter-Based Label Extraction and a Hybrid-Integrated Optical Flip-Flop
Author :
Herrera, J. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Liu, Y. ; Hill, M.T. ; McDougall, R. ; Poustie, A. ; Maxwell, G. ; Ramos, F. ; Marti, J. ; de Waardt, H. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
fDate :
7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An in-band labeling scheme with filter-based label extraction is employed for very high-speed optical packet-switching. The scheme shows a potentially high scalability, up to 25 labels in a 5-nm bandwidth packet using commercial arrayed waveguide gratings as the label processor. Switching is demonstrated using packets with two different 9-ns labels, 6.4- and 4.6-ns guard times, and 56.8-ns payload at 160 Gb/s. The system uses a tunable optical filter as the label extractor, a hybrid integrated optical flip-flop, and a high-speed semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based wavelength converter. Error-free operation is achieved with acceptable error penalties.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; flip-flops; optical filters; optical logic; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical packet-switching; arrayed waveguide gratings; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; high-speed optical packet-switching; high-speed semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based wavelength converter; hybrid-integrated optical flip-flop; in-band filter-based label extraction; time 4.6 ns; time 56.8 ns; time 6.4 ns; time 9 ns; tunable optical filter; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Flip-flops; High speed optical techniques; Labeling; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical waveguides; Scalability; Semiconductor waveguides; Label extraction; optical flip-flop; packet-switching; semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.898751
