Title :
All-optical header processor for DPSK optical packets
Author :
Calabretta, Nicola ; Contestabile, Giampiero ; Ciaramella, Ernesto
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
The header of pure DPSK-packets is optically processed by means of a novel multi-output asynchronous scheme. Operating at low power, the header processor does recognize two headers at two distinct outputs at 12.5 Gbit/s.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical information processing; optical modulation; packet switching; 12.5 Gbit/s; DPSK optical packets; all-optical header processor; multioutput asynchronous scheme; Correlators; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Payloads; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363292
