Title :
Experimental demonstration of optical switching of Tbit/s data packets for high capacity short-range networks
Author :
Medhin, Ashenafi K. ; Kamchevska, Valerija ; Hao Hu ; Galili, Michael ; Oxenlowe, Leif K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Record-high 1.28-Tbit/s optical data packets are experimentally switched in the optical domain using a LiNbO3 switch. An in-band notch-filter labeling scheme scalable to 65,536 labels is employed and a 3-km transmission distance is demonstrated.
Keywords :
light transmission; lithium compounds; niobium compounds; notch filters; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical switches; LiNbO3; distance 3 km; high capacity short-range networks; in-band notch-filter labeling scheme; lithium niobate optical switching; optical domain; optical transmission; record-high optical data packets; Bit error rate; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
