Title :
A bidirectional 2×2 photonic network building-block for high-performance data centers
Author :
Wang, Howard ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The design of a unique bidirectional 2×2 SOA-based optical switch is detailed and experimentally validated. Error-free operation and routing correctness is verified for 4×10Gb/s pseudorandom messages.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bidirectional photonic network building-block; error free operation; high performance data centers; optical switch; pseudorandom messages; routing correctness; unique bidirectional SOA; Adaptive optics; Computer architecture; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Photonics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
