A compact low-power label swapper for asynchronous burst optical packets based on an optically clocked transistor array

Author

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

Author_Institution

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

Volume

18

Issue

7

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

871

Lastpage

873

Abstract

We have constructed a prototype optical label swapper module by integrating an optically clocked transistor array InP optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC) with complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor electronics. Dual serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial conversion (demultiplexer/multiplexer) capability of the OEIC enables a compact low-power low-cost label swapper. With the prototype, we demonstrate label swapping of 10-Gb/s 16-bit asynchronous burst preamble-free optical labels.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; demultiplexing equipment; high electron mobility transistors; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing equipment; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; packet switching; InP optoelectronic integrated circuit; asynchronous burst optical packets; complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor electronics; demultiplexer; multiplexer; optical label swapper; optically clocked transistor array; parallel-to-serial conversion; serial-to-parallel conversion; Clocks; Indium phosphide; Integrated optics; Multiplexing; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical arrays; Optoelectronic devices; Photonic integrated circuits; Prototypes; Transistors; High-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT); label recognition; label swapping; metal–semiconductor–metal (MSM); multiplexer/demultiplexer (mux/demux); optical packet switching (OPS); optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.871812

Filename

1608190