A complete review of the data vortex optical packet switched (OPS) interconnection network
architecture is presented. The distributed multistage network topology is based on a banyan …

A fully functional optical packet switching (OPS) interconnection network based on the data
vortex architecture is presented. The photonic switching fabric uniquely capitalizes on the …

The physical layer scalability of a packet-switched optical interconnection network utilizing
semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) switch elements is investigated experimentally and …

All optical path interconnection networks employing dense wavelength division multiplexing
can provide vast improvements in supercomputer performance. However, the lack of efficient …

This letter reports successful routing of 10/spl times/10 Gb/s multiwavelength optical packets
using single-stage semiconductor optical amplifier switches. Performance under switching is …

Network), a novel optical packet switching architecture that is chiefly designed for
implementation with photonic integrated circuit technology, where fiber delay lines cannot …

A photonic packet switching node is introduced, and its routing latency is shown to be 15.3
ns. The power penalty of the node at a bit-error rate (BER) of 10/sup-9/is confirmed to be …

Optical fibre communications are now widely used in many applications, including local area
computer networks. I postulate that many future optical LANs will be required to operate with …

Reducing communication latency in multiprocessor interconnection networks can increase
system performance on a broad range of applications. The data vortex photonic network …

Slot timing margins and latency characteristics are investigated experimentally in a fully
implemented 12-port optical packet switching (OPS) network. It is found that the self-routing …