An optically clocked transistor array with dual serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial conversion capability for optical label swapping

Author

Urata, Ryohei ; Takahashi, Ryo ; Nakahara, Tatsushi ; Takahata, Kiyoto ; Suzuki, Hiroyuki

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

18

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

69

Abstract

We propose an optically clocked transistor array optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC) for both serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial conversion (demux/mux), enabling an interface between high-speed asynchronous burst optical labels and CMOS circuitry for optical label swapping. Dual functionality of the OEIC reduces size, power, and cost of the optical label swapper. The capability for greater than 20-Gb/s conversion operation is demonstrated.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; demultiplexing; high electron mobility transistors; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; packet switching; 20 Gbit/s; CMOS circuitry; asynchronous burst optical labels; dual conversion; high-electron mobility transistor; high-speed burst optical labels; optical label swapping; optical packet switching; optically clocked transistor array; optoelectronic integrated circuit; parallel-to-serial conversion; serial-to-parallel conversion; CMOS integrated circuits; Clocks; Cost function; High speed integrated circuits; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical arrays; Optoelectronic devices; Photonic integrated circuits; High-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT); label recognition; label swapping; metal–semiconductor–metal (MSM); optical packet switching; optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2005.860005

Filename

1546039