Title :
Ultrafast Optoelectronic Switching of an Optically Clocked Transistor Array
Author :
Urata, R. ; Takahashi, R. ; Suemitsu, T. ; Nakahara, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Kanagawa
Abstract :
We investigate the design and optimization of an optically clocked transistor array (OCTA) OEIC for highspeed serial-to-parallel and parallel-to-serial conversion of asynchronous burst optical packets. >100-Gb/s switching operation is achieved in a proof-of-principle demonstration.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical burst switching; optimisation; optoelectronic devices; packet switching; OEIC; asynchronous burst optical packets; optically clocked transistor array; optimization; parallel-to-serial conversion; serial-to-parallel conversion; ultrafast optoelectronic switching; Clocks; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical arrays; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Partial discharges; Ultrafast optics; OEIC; label swapping; optical packet switching;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300743
