Error-free 320-Gb/s all-optical wavelength conversion using a single semiconductor optical amplifier

Y Liu, E Tangdiongga, Z Li, H de Waardt… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2007 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate error-free wavelength conversion at 320 Gb/s by employing a
semiconductor optical amplifier that fully recovers in 56 ps. Error-free operation is achieved …

Future optical networks

MJ O'Mahony, C Politi, D Klonidis… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2006 - opg.optica.org
This paper presents views on the future of optical networking. A historical look at the
emergence of optical networking is first taken, followed by a discussion on the drivers …

Static and dynamic wavelength routing via the gradient optical force

J Rosenberg, Q Lin, O Painter - Nature Photonics, 2009 - nature.com
We propose and demonstrate an all-optical wavelength routing approach that uses a tuning
mechanism based upon the optical gradient force in a specially designed nano …

The role of optics and electronics in high-capacity routers

RS Tucker - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper examines the role of optical and electronic technologies in future high-capacity
routers. In particular, optical and electronic technologies for use in the key router functions of …

Mission Apollo: landing optical circuit switching at datacenter scale

R Urata, H Liu, K Yasumura, E Mao, J Berger… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
In this paper, we describe Apollo, to the best of our knowledge, the world's first large-scale
production deployment of optical circuit switches (OCSes) for datacenter networking. We will …

Error-free all-optical wavelength conversion at 160 Gb/s using a semiconductor optical amplifier and an optical bandpass filter

Y Liu, E Tangdiongga, Z Li, S Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2006 - opg.optica.org
Error-free and pattern-independent wavelength conversion at 160 Gb/s is demonstrated.
The wavelength converter utilizes a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) with a recovery …

Photonics for switching and routing

DT Neilson - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ongoing growth of data traffic from existing and new applications poses a challenge to
the packet-switched network infrastructure. High-capacity transport can be achieved in such …

Semiconductor optical amplifiers: performance and applications in optical packet switching

I Armstrong, I Andonovic, A Kelly - Journal of Optical Networking, 2004 - opg.optica.org
Feature Issue on Optical Interconnection Networks (OIN) Semiconductor optical amplifiers
(SOAs) are a versatile core technology and the basis for the implementation of a number of …

Photonic terabit routers: The IRIS project

J Gripp, JE Simsarian, JD LeGrange… - Optical Fiber …, 2010 - opg.optica.org
Photonic Terabit Routers: The IRIS Project Page 1 Photonic Terabit Routers: The IRIS Project
Invited Paper J. Gripp, JE Simsarian, JD LeGrange*, P. Bernasconi, and DT Neilson …

Less than 5-ns wavelength switching with an SG-DBR laser

JE Simsarian, MC Larson, HE Garrett… - IEEE photonics …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We achieve fast wavelength switching between all channel combinations of a 64-channel
sampled-grating distributed Bragg reflector laser in less than 5 ns. The laser was designed …