First demonstration of multihop all-optical packet switching
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 6 (3) , 457-460
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.275517
Abstract
Experimenta1 demonstration of all-optical multihop routing through 2/spl times/2 photonic packet switches is described for the first time. As each packet traverses a switch, the functions of routing, contention resolution, header regeneration, and header reinsertion are performed. Three all-optical hops are demonstrated for the payload without optical amplification. The number of hops is currently limited by /spl minus/13 dB optical loss per switch pass. Each packet is coded using six discrete optical wavelengths, making this the widest bit-parallel photonic switch reported to date.Keywords
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