Title :
Bitwise-controlled all-optical wavelength converter
Author :
Xu, Lixin ; Lui, L. F K ; Wai, P.K.A. ; Tam, Hwa-Yaw ; Demokan, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon
Abstract :
We demonstrated a bitwise-controlled all-optical wavelength converter. Intelligent wavelength conversion of packets is performed based on bitwise all-optical processing of data packet headers. The header and payload rates are 5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s respectively
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; 10 Gbit/s; 5 Gbit/s; bitwise all-optical processing; bitwise-controlled all-optical wavelength converter; data packet headers; intelligent wavelength conversion; payload rates; High speed optical techniques; Injection-locked oscillators; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Packet switching; Payloads; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201753
