• DocumentCode
    2986641
  • Title

    A 40 Gbps All-Optical Label/Payload Separation Circuit Using Hybrid Integrated MZI Switches

  • Author

    Zouraraki, O. ; Petrantonakis, D. ; Apostolopoulos, D. ; Kehayas, E. ; Pleros, N. ; Avramopoulos, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonic Communications Research Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou, Zographou, GR 15773, Athens, Greece, E-mail: ozour@mail.ntua.gr
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    24-28 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate an all-optical label/payload separation circuit implemented with hybrid integrated MZI switches. The circuit is self-synchronizing and is shown to provide error-free operation with 40 Gb/s variable length data packets.
  • Keywords
    Clocks; Communication switching; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Payloads; Switching circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes, France
  • Print_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-2-912328-39-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800936
  • Filename
    4800936