Title :
A 40Gbit/s 16-bit photonic parallel-to-serial converter
Author :
Takenouchi, Hirokazu ; Takahata, Kiyoto ; Nakahara, Tatsushi ; Takahashi, Ryo ; Suzuki, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a novel photonic parallel-to-serial converter. It can be driven by simple and low-cost CMOS logic circuits with low power consumption, and is compact and extensible for the input channel number. These advantages originate from the effective combination of electrical and optical multiplexing. In addition, it is suitable for burst optical packet generation, and overcomes electronic bandwidth limitation that is indispensable for high-speed photonic packet-switched networks.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated logic circuits; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing; optical fibre networks; packet switching; 40 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s 16-bit photonic parallel-to-serial converter; burst optical packet generation; electrical multiplexing; electronic bandwidth limitation; frame rate; high-speed photonic packet-switched networks; input channel number; low power consumption; low-cost CMOS logic circuits; optical multiplexing; optical packet generation; parallel electrical data streams; Multiplexing; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Pulse amplifiers; Resistors; Signal generators; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133910
