Title :
Photonic packet switch using semiconductor optical amplifier gates
Author :
Fortenberry, R. ; Lowery, Arthur J. ; Ha, W.L. ; Tucker, Rodney
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
fDate :
7/4/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Photonic packet switching using semiconductor optical amplifiers is reported. The optical amplifiers are used as gates to switch the optical packets and also as modulators to provide address header replacement. This eliminates the need for the fibre delay line used in previous photonic packet switching demonstrations, and allows the possibility of packet switch integration onto a single substrate. The photonic packet switch has a crosstalk performance better than 40 dB.
Keywords :
digital communication systems; laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; optical modulation; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor junction lasers; address header replacement; crosstalk performance; modulators; optical packets; photonic packet switch; semiconductor optical amplifier gates;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910816
