Title :
Single Chip Quad MZI array in a 40 Gb/s AOLS Front-end
Author :
Zakynthinos, P. ; ApostolopouIos, D. ; Zouraraki, O. ; Petrantonakis, D. ; Theophilopoulos, G. ; Poustie, A. ; Maxwell, G. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens
Abstract :
We present for the first time a quadruple array of MZI switches hybrid integrated on a single chip and package used to perform error-free clock, data recovery and label extraction for 40 Gb/s packets.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; AOLS front-ends; MZI switches; all-optical label switching; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; data recovery; error-free clock; label extraction; single chip quad Mach-Zehnder interferometer array; Clocks; Communication switching; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical wavelength conversion; Packaging; Payloads; Photonics; Switches;
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.2007.4348880
