Title :
40-Gb/s All-Optical Packet Switching With a Distributed-Feedback Laser as All-Optical Flip-Flop
Author :
Huybrechts, Koen ; Tanemura, Takuo ; Nakano, Yoshiaki ; Baets, Roel ; Morthier, Geert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ.-IMEC, Ghent
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical flip-flops (AOFFs) have recently received increased attention as elements for all-optical packet-switched networks. In this letter, we use a single off-the-shelf distributed- feedback laser as AOFF to switch 40-Gb/s packets with a guard time as low as 150 ps.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; flip-flops; packet switching; all-optical flip-flop; all-optical packet switching; distributed-feedback laser; All-optical flip-flop (AOFF); distributed-feedback laser (DFB); optical packet switching;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2009.2016671
