Title :
SOA Gate Array Recirculating Buffer for Optical Packet Switching
Author :
Burmeister, Emily F ; Mack, J.P. ; Poulsen, H.N. ; Klamkin, Jonathan ; Coldren, Larry A. ; Blumenthal, D.J. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A compact recirculating buffer using an InP-based 2×2 switch with gain and a fiber delay line is demonstrated at 40 Gb/s. Packet throughput of 98% is measured for up to 8 circulations, or 0.18 μs.
Keywords :
buffer circuits; indium compounds; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor optical amplifiers; InP; InP-based switch; SOA gate array; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; compact recirculating buffer; fiber delay line; optical packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time 0.18 mus; Buffer storage; Delay lines; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical buffering; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528687
