DocumentCode
2319068
Title
Photonic random access memory using serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial conversion
Author
Takahashi, Ryo ; Nakahara, Tatsushi ; Takahata, K. ; Takenouchi, H. ; Yasui, T. ; Kondo, N. ; Suzuki, Hajime
Author_Institution
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
275
Abstract
A novel photonic random access memory uses all-optical serial-to-parallel and electrical parallel-to-optical serial conversion, together with an optical clock-pulse generator and a silicon-based memory, and is demonstrated for 40-Gbit/s 16-bit burst optical packets.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; optical pulse generation; packet switching; photonic switching systems; random-access storage; silicon; switching networks; 40 Gbit/s; Si; all-optical serial-to-parallel conversion; burst optical packets; electrical parallel-to-serial conversion; optical clock-pulse generator; photonic random access memory; silicon-based memory; Circuits; Clocks; Feedback loop; Optimized production technology; Output feedback; Propagation delay; Random access memory; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal analysis; Synchronization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247653
Filename
1247653
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