Scalable optoelectronic ATM networks: the iPOINT fully functional testbed

Abstract
Our prototype of a fully-functional Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switchvalidates the design of a 128 Gb/s optoelectronic ATM switch. Optoelectronics,rather than all optical componets, are used to simutaneously address all of thespecific requirements mandated by the ATM protocol. In this paper, we presentthe Illinois Pulsar-based Optical Interconnect (iPOINT) testbed, and present ourresults obtained for the prototype switch in a working environment consisting ofan optical network of...