Title :
All-Optical Packet Routing based on Integrable 2Ã\x972 Switch for Data Packets up to 160 Gbit/s
Author :
Berrettini, Gianluca ; Ghelfi, Paolo ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Potì, Luca
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
Abstract :
An all-optical, integrable, ultra-fast 2times2 spatial switch based on cross-gain-modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers able to process signals up to 160 Gbit/s is demonstrated. Penalty measurements confirm the effectiveness of the proposed scheme in cascade configurations.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; all-optical packet routing; cascade configurations; cross-gain-modulation; data packets; integrable switch; penalty measurements; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast spatial switch; Nonlinear optics; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Packet switching; Pulse modulation; Routing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal processing; Wavelength division multiplexing; All-optical switch; Nonlinear optics; optical fiber switches; ultrafast optics;
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.2007.4300738
