Packet-level synchronization scheme for optical packet switched network nodes

Packet-level synchronization scheme for optical packet switched network nodes

We demonstrate an all-optical, self-synchronization scheme for optical packet switched network nodes. It provides both the packet clock signal and the packet beginning, marker pulse. The circuit uses two hybridly integrated MZI switches and has been evaluated with synchronous, asynchronous and varia...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Optics express Vol. 14; no. 26; pp. 12665 - 12669
Main Authors: Petrantonakis, D, Apostolopoulos, D, Zouraraki, O, Tsiokos, D, Bakopoulos, P, Avramopoulos, H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 25-12-2006
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We demonstrate an all-optical, self-synchronization scheme for optical packet switched network nodes. It provides both the packet clock signal and the packet beginning, marker pulse. The circuit uses two hybridly integrated MZI switches and has been evaluated with synchronous, asynchronous and variable length, data packets at 10 Gb/s. It is compact and requires relatively low energies to operate.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.14.012665