Title :
In Search of the Elusive All-Optical Packet Buffer
Author :
Tucker, Rodney S. ; Mughal, Soban Sajid ; Hinton, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Melbourne Univ., Melbourne
Abstract :
We provide an overview of potential technologies for all-optical buffering in optical packet switches. We describe the properties of some buffer architectures and describe the limitations of all-optical delay line buffers.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; optical switches; packet switching; all-optical delay line buffers; all-optical packet buffering; buffer architectures; optical packet switches; Buffer storage; Delay effects; Delay lines; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Slow light; Optical buffers; Optical packet switching; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300715
