Beyond Tbit/s throughput WD/SD optical switch fabric technology and applications

Author

Suemura, Y. ; Takahashi, S. ; Araki, S. ; Henmi, N.

Author_Institution

C&C Media Res. Lab., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999

Firstpage

1275

Abstract

We have developed wavelength-division/space-division (WD/SD) optical switch architecture that needs far fewer semiconductor optical amplifier gates (SOAGs) than conventional space-division (SD) architecture and can provide throughput of 2.56 Tb/s. We have also developed an optical receiver with a fast bit-synchronization circuit which enables packet reception at a bit rate of 10 Gb/s. This paper will focus on these two technologies in describing the optical packet switch, we are developing.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical receivers; packet switching; space division multiplexing; synchronisation; wavelength division multiplexing; fast bit-synchronization circuit; optical packet switch; optical receiver; optical switch fabric technology; packet reception; semiconductor optical amplifier gates; wavelength-division/space-division optical switch architecture; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Circuits; Fabrics; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Throughput; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul, South Korea

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5661-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.814772

Filename

814772