Title :
Bistable Switching Node for Optical Packet Switched Networks
Author :
Liboiron-Ladouceur, Odile ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 2times2 semiconductor optical amplifier based switch element with robustness to optical routing glitch errors. This improvement is achieved using Schmitt trigger comparators in the routing decision logic
Keywords :
comparators (circuits); optical bistability; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; trigger circuits; Schmitt trigger comparator; bistable switching node; optical packet switched networks; optical routing glitch error; routing logic; semiconductor optical amplifier switch element; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical sensors; Optical vortices; Robustness; Routing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278854
