Abstract
All-optical packet switching using all-optical routing control, where both ultrafast address recognition and routing of photonic packets were all optically performed on a header with 4 picosecond bit period, was demonstrated. Packets were self-routed through a node with no need for optoelectronic conversion. Terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer (TOAD) was used as an optically controlled 2×2 routing switch and as an all optical routing controller. TOAD read the individual address bits in the tightly compressed packet header and set the state of the routing switch. The bit-error rate at the switching element was measured to be less than 10-9.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996 |
Subtitle of host publication | LEOS 96 |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ, United States |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 149-150 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 0780331605 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1996 |
Keywords
- LiNbO3 all-optical device
- TOAD
- terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer
- ultrafast all-optical routing controller