A minimalist approach to all-optical packet switching

Ping Kong Alexander Wai; Lixin Xu; Kevin L.F. Lui; Chun Yin Li; Lai Yin Chan; Hwa Yaw Tam

doi:10.1364/OPN.16.3.000034

A minimalist approach to all-optical packet switching

Ping Kong Alexander Wai, Lixin Xu, Kevin L.F. Lui, Chun Yin Li, Lai Yin Chan, Hwa Yaw Tam

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

An approach to all-optical packet switching is discussed. A single Fabry Perot laser diode can function as an all-optical on/off switch with all-optical header processing, and that an all-optical add/drop node can be used to construct an all-optical ring network. It is observed that the injection-locking property of Fabry Perot laser diodes can be used to perform the three basic functions required to construct an all-optical packet switch. Although the all-optical packet switching capability is still very limited, it may eventually lead to practical all-optical packet-switched networks in the future.

Original language	English
Pages	34-39
Number of pages	6
Volume	16
No.	3
Specialist publication	Optics and Photonics News
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OPN.16.3.000034
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2005

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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