Title :
All-optical SCM-to-TDM label format converters for interoperating optical-label switching networks
Author :
Zhu, Zuqing ; Pan, Zhong ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate all-optical label-encoding format conversion from subcarrier-multiplexing to time-domain-multiplexing for 156.25 Mb/s labels and 10 Gb/s payload. The experiments show error-free operations with only 0.41 dB normalized power penalty for the payload.
Keywords :
convertors; optical communication equipment; subcarrier multiplexing; time division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 156.25 Mbit/s; OLS networks; all-optical SCM-to-TDM label format converters; conversion power penalty; label-encoding format conversion; optical-label switching network interoperability; subcarrier-multiplexing; time-domain-multiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Payloads; Switching converters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192842
