Title :
On polarization sensitivity of all-optical label swapping using synchronous phase modulation
Author :
Yi, Xingwen ; Shieh, William
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic.
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Polarization sensitivity degrades the performance of many optical devices in optical packet switched networks. We investigate the polarization sensitivity for all-optical label swapping for the first time. We propose and demonstrate a polarization-insensitive phase modulator for all-optical label swapping. The polarization sensitivity of the power penalty for the label swapping is less than 0.3 dB
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; packet switching; phase modulation; all-optical label swapping; optical packet switched networks; polarization sensitivity; synchronous phase modulation; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Differential phase-shift keying (DPSK); optical fiber polarization; optical label swapping; phase modulation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.875064
