Title :
1 x 8 self-routing of 40 Gbit/s phase-modulated packets
Author :
Presi, M. ; Calabretta, Nicola ; Porzi, Claudio ; Corsini, R. ; Contestabile, G. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Super. Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A self-routing all-optical circuit for 40 Gbit/s DPSK optical packets is presented. The header information is self-processed to eventually drive an all-optical flip-flop, which serves as the optical pump in a coherent wavelength converter. Operation of the circuit is shown and switched optical packets with an overall limited penalty ( 1 dB) are reported.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; DPSK optical packet; all-optical flip-flop; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; optical pump; phase-modulated packet; self-routing all-optical circuit; wavelength converter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.3527
