Title :
320Gb/s data routing in a monolithic multistage semiconductor optical amplifier switching circuit
Author :
Albores-Mejia, A. ; Gomez-Agis, F. ; Dorren, Harm J S ; Leijtens, X.J.M. ; Smit, M.K. ; Robbins, D.J. ; Williams, K.A.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Record 320Gb/s data serial line rate routing is demonstrated for a multistage integrated optoelectronic switching circuit using semiconductor optical amplifiers. Power penalties of only 2.2dB are achieved in up to four stages of monolithically integrated crossbar switch elements.
Keywords :
monolithic integrated circuits; semiconductor optical amplifiers; switching circuits; telecommunication network routing; bit rate 320 Gbit/s; data serial line rate routing; monolithic multistage semiconductor optical amplifier switching circuit; monolithically integrated crossbar switch elements; multistage integrated optoelectronic switching circuit; power penalties; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621383
