Title :
A large variable delay, fast reconfigurable optical buffer based on multi-loop configuration and an optical crosspoint switch matrix
Author :
Chi, Nan ; Wang, Zhuoran ; Yu, Siyuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
A novel optical buffer based on multi-loop configuration and an optical cross-point switch matrix is proposed and experimentally demonstrated with variable delay range of 1-999 times basic delay unit and dynamic reconfiguration speed in nanoseconds.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical interconnections; telecommunication switching; multiloop configuration; optical crosspoint switch matrix; reconfigurable optical buffer; Delay; Optical buffering; Optical network units; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Transmission line matrix methods;
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.2006.216029
