Monolithic widely tunable optical packet forwarding chip in InP for all-optical label switching with 40 Gbps payloads and 10 Gbps labels

• Published in: 31st European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2005)
• Main Authors: Lal, V, Masanovic, M, Wolfson, D, Fish, G, Coldren, C, Blumenthal, D.J
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Stevenage IEE 2005
• Subjects: Integrated optics; Integrated optoelectronics; Multiplexing and switching in optical communication; Optical communication equipment; Optical harmonic generation, frequency conversion, parametric oscillation and amplification; Semiconductor integrated circuits; Semiconductor lasers; optical switches; optical packet forwarding chip; Gps payloads; monolithic integration; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical wavelength conversion; 40 Gbit/s; monolithic integrated circuits; differential Mach-Zehnder interferometer; tunable optical packet; Gps labels; optical communication equipment; Mach-Zehnder modulator; SOA; optical fibre communication; InP; all-optical label switching; label modulation; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical modulation; wavelength converter; semiconductor optical amplifiers; integrated optics; 10 Gbit/s; III-V semiconductors
• ISBN: 0863415431; 9780863415432
• DOI: 10.1049/cp:20050859

We describe the first monolithically integrated tunable optical packet forwarding chip in InP. The chip consists of a differential Mach-Zehnder interferometer SOA 40 Gbps wavelength converter integrated with Mach-Zehnder modulator for 10 Gbps label modulation. (2 pages)