Title :
Label erasure using an imbalanced NOLM and its application in a 40Gbit/s label switching optical network
Author :
Yu, Jianjun ; Chang, Gee-Kung
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A novel and simple scheme based on the nonlinear transmission function of an imbalanced nonlinear optical loop mirror is used to realize label erasure. The scheme has been successfully applied in a 40 Gbit/s label switching optical network with 200 km transmission distance.
Keywords :
mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibre networks; telecommunication switching; 200 km; 40 Gbit/s; imbalanced NOLM; imbalanced nonlinear optical loop mirror; label erasure; label switching optical network; nonlinear transmission function; optical communication; Application software; Communication switching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intelligent networks; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192602
