@inproceedings{672d377fc90e443d84022b2cc91bbd75,
title = "All-optical header processing and optical buffering for optical packet switching networks",
abstract = "We discuss how all-optical signal processing might play a role in future all-optical packet switched networks. We describe a few approaches to optical header processing, all based on nonlinearities in a semiconductor optical amplifier. In first approach a SLALOM configuration is used. The second approach uses a Terahertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer. We also describe a header pre-processor to improve the extinction ratio of the header processor output. The second functional block on which we focus is optical buffering. We show how all-optical signal processing technology can be used to route a packet into a fiber delay line and we describe a circulating optical loop based op optical technology.",
author = "H.J.S. Dorren and M.T. Hill and Y. Liu and N. Calabretta and R. Geldenhuys and G.D. Khoe",
year = "2004",
doi = "10.1117/12.578769",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
pages = "123--136",
editor = "S.J.B. Yoo and G.-K. Chang and G. Li and K.-W. Cheung",
booktitle = "Network Architectures, Management, and Applications II, Beijing, China, November 7, 2004",
address = "United States",
note = "2004 Asia-Pacific Optical Communications Conference (APOC 2004), APOC 2004 ; Conference date: 07-11-2004 Through 11-11-2004",
}