TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental analysis of an all-optical packet router
AU - Reis, C.
AU - Parca, G.
AU - Bougioukos, M.
AU - Maziotis, A.
AU - Pinna, S.
AU - Giannoulis, G.
AU - Brahmi, H.
AU - André, P.
AU - Calabretta, N.
AU - Vercesi, V.
AU - Berrettini, G.
AU - Kouloumentas, C.
AU - Bogoni, A.
AU - Chattopadhyay, T.
AU - Erasme, D.
AU - Avramopoulos, H.
AU - Teixeira, A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - All-optical packet switching
KW - Mach-Zehnder interferometer
KW - Optical flip-flop
KW - Semiconductor optical amplifier
KW - Wavelength conversion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904308679&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/JOCN.2014.6850204
DO - 10.1109/JOCN.2014.6850204
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84904308679
SN - 1943-0620
VL - 6
SP - 629
EP - 634
JO - Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
JF - Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
IS - 7
M1 - 6850204
ER -