Title :
Dynamically reconfigurable all-optical correlators to support ultra-fast internet routing
Author :
Hauer, M.C. ; McGeehan, J. ; Touch, J. ; Kamath, P. ; Bannister, J. ; Lyons, E.R. ; Lin, C.H. ; Au, A.A. ; Lee, H.P. ; Starodubov, D.S. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
To implement an effective optical bypass for an electronic router, the key design decision is to combine a software algorithm with a small set of dynamically configurable fiber-Bragg-grating based optical correlators. A conceptual diagram showing how the optical bypass is implemented in an IP router is shown.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Internet; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; routing protocols; IP router; conceptual diagram; dynamically configurable fiber-Bragg-grating based optical correlators; dynamically reconfigurable all-optical correlators; electronic router; optical bypass; software algorithm; ultra-fast Internet routing; Correlators; Delay; Fiber lasers; Internet; Optical buffering; Optical wavelength conversion; Payloads; Routing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036353
