Title :
Guard-time-free port selection by a LiNbO3 optical switch embedded intensity trimmers for optical packet switching
Author :
Chiba, Akito ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei
Abstract :
Guard-time-free output port switching is demonstrated by using a LiNbO3 optical switch possessing rapid response and high extinction ratio. Evaluated maximum power penalty was 1.2 dB for error-free operation of the switch.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; lithium compounds; optical switches; LiNbO3; extinction ratio; optical packet switching; optical switch; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Voltage; (060.1810) Buffers, couplers, routers, switches, and multiplexers; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
