Title :
All-optical variable delay buffer for next generation optical networks
Author :
Ashry, Islam ; Shalaby, Hossam M H
Author_Institution :
Bradley Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
A novel all-optical delay buffer based on fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) is proposed. This buffer has the ability to provide variable delay times and can store the contenting packets for a relatively long time.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre networks; optical fibres; FBG; all-optical variable delay buffer; fiber Bragg gratings; next generation optical networks; Delay effects; Delay lines; Fabrics; Next generation networking; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Packet switching; fiber Bragg gratings; optical delay buffer; optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5549252
