• DocumentCode
    452556
  • Title

    Long-Term Wavelength Switching Measurements with Random Schedules on Fast Tunable Lasers

  • Author

    Bhardwaj, A. ; Gripp, J. ; Simsarian, Jesse E. ; Zirngibl, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate 26 hours of error-free wavelength switching in less than 50 ns between 32 ITU channels with 100 GHz spacing using a grating assisted codirectional coupler with rear sampled grating reflector (GCSR) laser. This corresponds to a packet-loss rate less than 2times10-11. We also examine the effect of different switching schedules, an important issue for commercial switch fabrics
  • Keywords
    channel spacing; diffraction gratings; optical directional couplers; optical switches; optical transmitters; packet switching; 100 GHz; 26 hours; ITU channel spacing; grating assisted codirectional coupler; long-term error-free wavelength switching measurements; packet-loss rate; random switching schedules; rear sampled grating reflector laser; tunable lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Copenhagen
  • Print_ISBN
    87-90974-63-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1601372