Author :
Khalfallah, S. ; Dupas, A. ; Martin, B. ; Herrati, D. ; Fabre, S. ; Tscherptner, N. ; Peloso, P. ; Guillemot, I. ; Le Bris, J. ; Renaud, M. ; Gilbert, L. ; Penninckx, D. ; Goth, A. ; Saboureau, C. ; Baillargeat, D. ; Moussant, C. ; Aupetit-Berthelemot, C.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel R&I, Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
The first demonstration of fast and lossless optical packet switching with an InP monolithic 16-channel wavelength selector module is reported. Switching time below 1 ns, average polarisation-dependent loss below 2 dB and error-free transmission are demonstrated for an injected current around 50 mA
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical fibre networks; optical losses; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1 ns; 2 dB; 50 mA; InP; InP monolithic 16-channel wavelength selector module; SOAs; average polarisation-dependent loss; backbone networks; error-free transmission; injected current; lossless optical packet switching; metropolitan networks; switching time;
