All-Optical Packet Routing - Architecture and Implementation

Fow Sen Choa; H. Jonathan Chao

doi:10.1023/A:1010074700412

All-Optical Packet Routing - Architecture and Implementation

Fow Sen Choa, H. Jonathan Chao

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

We report in this paper the architectural design and implementation of all-optical packet networks. Using photonic switches to route information, an all-optical network has the advantages of bit rate, wavelength, and signal format transparencies. Within the transparency distance, the network is capable of handling a widely heterogeneous mix of traffic. We will describe our research on the implementation of all-optical backbone switches. The switch components including frame synchronizers, frame delineation units, frame header over-writing units, wavelength converters, frame concentrators, and WDM buffers were constructed at 2.5 Gb/s. Their subsystem and device structure as well as preliminary performance are reported.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	303-311
Number of pages	9
Journal	Photonic Network Communications
Volume	1
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010074700412
State	Published - 1999

Keywords

All-optical networks
And transparency
Photonic switches

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Hardware and Architecture
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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