DocumentCode
608485
Title
Optical RAM row access and column decoding for WDM-formatted optical words
Author
Vagionas, Christos ; Markou, S. ; Dabos, G. ; Alexoudi, T. ; Tsiokos, D. ; Miliou, A. ; Pleros, N. ; Kanellos, G.T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
fYear
2013
fDate
17-21 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present a multi-wavelength SOA-MZI-based access gate and an AWG-based column decoder that control random access of 4×10Gb/s WDM-formatted words into a 4-bit optical RAM row. Error-free decoding with 0.4dB peak power penalty is presented.
Keywords
decoding; random-access storage; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG based column decoder; WDM formatted optical words; column decoding; error free decoding; multiwavelength SOA MZI based access gate; optical RAM row access; peak power penalty; random access control; Adaptive optics; Decoding; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Optical switches; Random access memory; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0457-0
Type
conf
Filename
6532625
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