Title :
A novel ultra-fast optical router using time-slot switching
Author :
Yow, C.K. ; McDougall, R. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Ghassemlooy, Z. ; Swift, G. ; Ball, P.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We present a novel optical routing scheme scalable to greater than 50/spl times/50 channels with a potential aggregate bit-rate of 1 Tbps. The proof-of-principle experiment demonstrates the feasibility of the router with a de-multiplexed Q-factor of 6.35.
Keywords :
Q-factor; demultiplexing equipment; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; time division multiplexing; 1 Tbit/s; demultiplexed Q-factor; time-slot switching; ultrafast optical router;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
