Title :
Reconfigurable all-optical packet switching based on fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Tian, C. ; Zhang, Z. ; Ibsen, M. ; Mokhtar, M.R. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
Abstract :
We report an all-optical bit-serial packet switched system which uses a fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based reconfigurable device to recognize optical headers. The decoder is compatible with fixed SSFBG header encoders and has a reconfiguration time of < 2 s
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; decoding; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical switches; packet switching; all-optical bit-serial packet switching; decoder; fiber Bragg gratings; optical headers; reconfiguration time; Bragg gratings; Decoding; Fiber gratings; Optical devices; Optical packet switching; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Packet switching; Payloads; Switched systems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215993
