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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Martinez, J M
• Liu, Y
• Clavero, R
• Koonen, A.M.J.
• Herrera, J
• Ramos, F
• Dorren, H.J.S.
• Marti, J

Titel

All-Optical Processing Based on a Logic @@ixor@ Gate and a Flip-Flop Memory for Packet-Switched Networks

Ist Teil von

• IEEE photonics technology letters, 2007-09, Vol.19 (17), p.1316-1318

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

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Quelle

IEEE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The routing functionality by all-optically interconnecting semiconductor-based all-optical logic gates and flip-flops is demonstrated in the frame of an all-optical label swapping (AOLS) network. We experimentally show that the output of the all-optical 2-bit correlator is capable of toggling the states of the integrated flip-flop every 2.5 ns via an adaptation stage. High extinction ratios are obtained at the output of the flip-flop, which can be used to feed a high-speed wavelength converter to complete the routing functionality of the AOLS node. The potential integration of these semiconductor optical amplifier integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer-based devices make the proposed approach a very interesting solution for future packet switched optical networks.