Title :
A photonic ATM front-end processor
Author :
Fan, J.Y. ; Wang, L.M. ; Chai, Y. ; Choa, F.S. ; Chao, H.J. ; Zhang, Zhenhao ; Wu, L. ; Yang, S.
Author_Institution :
Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A photonic ATM front-end processor using integrated 1×2 (semiconductor optical amplifier) SOA switches, following strictly the ATM format, and operating at near 2.5 Gb/s is demonstrated. Results on cell delineation, VCI overwriting, cell synchronization are presented
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; electro-optical switches; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; synchronisation; 2.5 Gbit/s; VCI overwriting; cell delineation; cell synchronization; integrated 1×2 SOA switches; photonic ATM front-end processor; semiconductor optical amplifier switches; Asynchronous transfer mode; Circuits; Communication switching; Cyclic redundancy check; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732524
