Title :
All-optical serial header processing based on two-pulse correlation
Author :
Srivatsa, A. ; Waardt, H.D. ; Hill, M.T. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
fDate :
2/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An all-optical serial header processor is demonstrated using a semiconductor laser amplifier in a loop mirror configuration (SLALOM). The operation of the header processor is discussed and it is experimentally demonstrated with a 10 Gbit/s Manchester encoded (information rate of 5 Gbit/s) packet stream. The operation of the header processor is based on the correlation function of the SLALOM. The header processor can be utilised in devising all-optical packet switches
Keywords :
laser mirrors; optical correlation; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor lasers; 10 Gbit/s; Manchester encoding; SLALOM; all-optical packet switch; all-optical serial header processing unit; loop mirror; semiconductor laser amplifier; two-pulse correlation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010178
