Title :
All-Optical Data Vortex Node Using an MZI-SOA Switch Array
Author :
Jung, Hyun-Do ; Monroy, Idelfonso Tafur ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Tangdiongga, Eduward
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a new structure of a Data Vortex switch node for all-optical routing of wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) 10-Gb/s optical packets. The proposed node consists of two Mach-Zehnder interferometers with integrated semiconductor optical amplifier: an optical and gate and a high-speed optical switch. In the experiment, WDM 10-Gb/s data packets are successfully routed with 1-dB power penalty at a bit-error rate of 10-9.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; error statistics; logic gates; optical arrays; optical fibre communication; optical logic; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; MZI-SOA switch array; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; all-optical data vortex node; all-optical routing; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit-error rate; data packets; high-speed optical switch; optical AND gate; optical packets; power penalty; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength-division-multiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical vortices; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing; Data Vortex switch; Mach–Zehnder interferometers with integrated semiconductor optical amplifier (MZI-SOA); optical header processing; optical packet switching;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.905206
