Title :
Contention Resolution for Burst-Mode Traffic Using Integrated SOA-MZI Gate Arrays and Self-Resetting Optical Flip-Flops
Author :
Apostolopoulos, D. ; Zakynthinos, P. ; Stampoulidis, L. ; Kehayas, E. ; McDougall, R. ; Harmon, R. ; Poustie, A. ; Maxwell, G. ; Caenegem, R. Van ; Colle, D. ; Pickavet, M. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens
Abstract :
We demonstrate a photonic routing system that resolves the contention between bursty optical packets. The circuit is realized exclusively with integrated photonic components through the interconnection of semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometers gate arrays and optical flip-flops. The system resolves the contention - without burst segmentation - in the wavelength domain with a low power penalty ( < 1 dB).
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; flip-flops; integrated optics; logic arrays; optical logic; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; burst-mode traffic; bursty optical packets; contention resolution; integrated SOA-MZI gate arrays; integrated photonic components; photonic routing system; self-resetting optical flip-flops; semiconductor optical amplifier; Contention resolution; hybrid integration; integrated optical gates; optical flip-flops; photonic routing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.2005909
