Experimental analysis of an all-optical packet router

In this paper, we address the experimental implementation of an all-optical packet routing scheme, with contention resolution capability, using interconnected semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) structures. Cross talk stemming from the blocked packets, d...

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Main Author: Reis, C. (author)
Other Authors: Parca, G. (author), Bougioukos, M. (author), Maziotis, A. (author), Pinna, S. (author), Giannoulis, G. (author), Brahmi, H. (author), André, P. (author), Calabretta, N. (author), Vercesi, V. (author), Berrettini, G. (author), Kouloumentas, C. (author), Bogoni, A. (author), Chattopadhyay, T. (author), Erasme, D. (author), Avramopoulos, H. (author), Teixeira, A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
All-optical packet switching
Mach– Zehnder interferometer
Optical flip-flop
Semiconductor optical amplifier
Wavelength conversion
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/32540
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/32540
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Summary:In this paper, we address the experimental implementation of an all-optical packet routing scheme, with contention resolution capability, using interconnected semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) structures. Cross talk stemming from the blocked packets, due to the nonideal switching performed by the SOA-MZIs, is analyzed in every stage of the routing configuration. The routing functions and states performance are evaluated through bit-error ratio measurements and extinction ratio analysis. © 2014 Optical Society of America.

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