Title :
A 40 Gb/s Asynchronous Optical Packet Buffer Based on an SOA Gate Matrix for Contention Resolution
Author :
Mack, J.P. ; Poulsen, H.N. ; Burmeister, E.F. ; Bowers, J.E. ; Blumenthal, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 40 Gb/s optical packet buffer with asynchronous and autonomous control for use in contention resolution. Layer-2 (packet recovery) measurements are presented with less than 1 dB power penalty up to 10 circulations.
Keywords :
buffer storage; field programmable gate arrays; matrix algebra; optical fibre networks; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA gate matrix; asynchronous optical packet buffer; autonomous control; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; contention resolution; field programmable gate array; layer-2 measurement; semiconductor optical amplifier; Delay lines; Optical attenuators; Optical buffering; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Payloads; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348770
