Wavelength-multiplexed optical packet switching using InP phased-array switch

Opt Express. 2009 May 25;17(11):9454-9. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.009454.

Abstract

A monolithically integrated InP/InGaAsP 1?5 optical phased-array switch is demonstrated for broadband wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) optical packet switching (OPS) application. Using the wide optical bandwidth of the switch, we achieve error-free forwarding of 320-Gbps (40-Gbps?8 channel) WDM signal with less than 1.3-dB penalty. Since the switch consists of only phase-modulating section, it is free from nonlinear signal distortion and inter-channel crosstalks, allowing large dynamic range of input power. The application to WDM-OPS testbed is demonstrated successfully, where 320-Gbps WDM payloads are routed synchronously to the optical label.

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Indium / chemistry*
  • Microwaves
  • Phosphines / chemistry*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Phosphines
  • Indium
  • indium phosphide