Title :
Two-hop all-optical label swapping with variable length 80 Gb/s packets and 10 Gb/s labels using nonlinear fiber wavelength converters, unicast/multicast output and a single EAM for 80- to 10 Gb/s packet demultiplexing
Author :
Rau, L. ; Rangarajan, S. ; Blumenthal, D.J. ; Chou, H.-F. ; Chiu, Y.J. ; Bowers, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time two hops of all-optical label swapping of variable length 80 Gb/s packets and 10 Gb/s optical labels, with unicast/multicast capability using an all-optical fiber cross-phase modulation wavelength converter.
Keywords :
multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; Gb/s packet demultiplexing; all optical fiber cross-phase modulation wavelength converter; all-optical label swapping; nonlinear fiber wavelength converters; two-hop all-optical label swapping; unicast/multicast capability; unicast/multicast output; variable length packets; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Multiprotocol label switching; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Unicast; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036783
