Title :
Limits of effective throughput of optical burst switches based on semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Buchta, H. ; Patzak, E. ; Saniter, J. ; Gauger, C.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
Both signal degradation and burst losses limit the effective throughput of optical burst switches. These limitations are analyzed for different burst switch architectures, bit rates, and numbers of fibers and wavelengths.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication switching; wavelength division multiplexing; bit rate; burst losses; burst switch architectures; optical burst switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; signal degradation; Optical buffering; Optical burst switching; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Throughput; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247611
