Title :
Ultrafast self routing between 10 ports using spectrally encoded DPSK signals at 10 and 20 Gb/s with a single processor based on FWM
Author :
Huang, G. ; Yu, Y. ; Rosas-Fernandez, J.B. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
Abstract :
Ultra-fast self-routing of DPSK signals is demonstrated using a single processor for multiple spectral codes based on four-wave-mixing and selective filtering. A family of 10 codes with maximum bin separation for 10 and 20 Gb/s rates is demonstrated.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; high-speed optical techniques; modulation coding; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre filters; optical modulation; telecommunication network routing; FWM single processor; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; differential phase shift keying; encoded DPSK signal; four-wave-mixing method; multiple spectral code; optical filter; ultrafast self routing scheme; Correlators; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal processing; Switches; Wavelength routing; DPSK; FWM; SOA; Self-routing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2008. PS 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4326-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-8855-2228-4
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2008.4804179