• DocumentCode
    2993863
  • Title

    All-Optical Self-Routing Packet Switch Based on Active Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Latching Circuit

  • Author

    Clavero, R. ; Schulze, K. ; Martinez, J.M. ; Herrera, J. ; Ramos, F. ; Marti, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Nanophotonics Technology Centre. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Camino de Vera, s/n., 46022 Valencia (Spain) - Tel. +34 963879768 - Fax +34 963877827 - E-mail: raclaga@ntc.upv.es
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    24-28 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A new architecture for an all-optical self-routing packet switch is reported. The experimental results at 40 Gbit/s show a low power penalty and a contrast ratio around 9 dB.
  • Keywords
    Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Packet switching; Routing; Switching circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes, France
  • Print_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801282
  • Filename
    4801282