Title :
An 8×8 broadcast-and-select optical switch based on monolithically integrated EAM-gate array
Author :
Segawa, Toru ; Nada, Masahiro ; Nakamura, Mitsutoshi ; Suzaki, Yasumasa ; Takahashi, Ryo
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A compact, low-power 8×8 broadcast-and-select optical switch is developed based on a high-speed EAM-gate array supporting a wide flat wavelength band. The switch is free from optical/electrical crosstalk and undesirable nonlinear effects observed in SOA-based switches. Error-free switching is demonstrated for 25-Gbps burst-mode optical packets.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-based switches; bit rate 25 Gbit/s; broadcast-and-select optical switch; burst-mode optical packets; electro-absorption modulator; error-free switching; monolithically integrated EAM-gate array; wide flat wavelength band;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1471
