Journal article
160-Gb/s all-optical packet switching over a 110-km field installed optical fiber link
Demonstration of all-optical packet switching at 160 Gb/s over a total of 110-km field installed optical fiber link is reported. The packet switch architecture is based solely on photonic circuits: an optical filter as label processor, an all-optical flip-flop as memory element and an ultrafast wavelength converter as router.
Both flip-flop and wavelength converter uses semiconductor optical amplifiers which allows for photonic integration. The switch operates at low power levels and shows potential scalability. Error-free operation is shown without forward error correction technology.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IEEE |
Year: | 2008 |
Pages: | 176-182 |
ISSN: | 15582213 and 07338724 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1109/JLT.2007.913068 |
All-optical flip-flop Flip-flops Optical fibers Optical filters Optical packet switching Optical switches Optical wavelength conversion Packet switching Power semiconductor switches Semiconductor optical amplifiers Switching circuits all-optical packet switching all-optical wavelength conversion bit rate 160 Gbit/s chromatic dispersion convertors distance 110 km flip-flops optical fiber packet switching photonic integration semiconductor optical amplifiers ultrafast wavelength converter