Title :
Composite packet switched WDM networks
Author :
Boroditsky, Misha ; Lam, Cedric F. ; Woodward, Sheryl L. ; Smiljanic, Aleksandra ; Frigo, Nicholas J. ; Dreyer, Kevin F. ; Ackerman, David A. ; Johnson, John E. ; Ketelsen, Leonard J P ; Chen, Antao
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We proposed and successfully demonstrated a novel high connectivity composite packet switching system using a single tunable laser source and passive optical components at each node. This could become an economical solution for networks that require high connectivity and packet switching. Photonic slot routing schemes could not only be useful for local area networks but also be an economically viable solution for interconnecting large router farms
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical circulators; packet switching; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; cascaded fiber Bragg gratings; composite packet switched network; composite packet synchronization; connectivity enhancement; fully reconfigurable network; local area networks; optical circulators; photonic slot routing; spectral responses; transport rate multiplication; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Laser tuning; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Packet switching; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969026
