Title :
Synchronizing optical data and electrical control planes in asynchronous optical packet switches
Author :
Wolfson, D. ; Poulsen, H.N. ; Rangarajan, S. ; Hu, Z. ; Blumenthal, D.J. ; Epps, G. ; Civello, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the use of optical payload envelope detection in a 40 Gbit/s asynchronous optical packet switch to synchronize the optical data and electrical control planes. Measurements show 100% envelope recovery over an 8.5 dB packet power dynamic range.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; packet switching; 8.5 dB; asynchronous optical packet switches; electrical control planes; envelope recovery; optical data synchronization; optical payload envelope detection; packet power dynamic range; Clocks; Enterprise resource planning; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Payloads; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215761
