Title :
Demonstration of fast wavelength tuning for a high performance packet switch
Author :
Goodman, M.S. ; Arthurs, E. ; Cooper, J.M. ; Kobrinski, H. ; Vecchi, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Bell Commun. Res., Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The authors discuss a new packet switch design using multiwavelength optical interconnects and fast wavelength tunable transmitters and receivers. They present results from an 8-channel laser tuning experiment with wavelength switching times <5 ns and residency times of ≈500 ns
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical switches; packet switching; 5 ns; 500 ns; 8-channel laser tuning; fast wavelength tuning; high performance packet switch; multiwavelength optical interconnects; receivers; wavelength switching; wavelength tunable transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
