Ultrafast Nonlinear Interferometer (UNI)-Based Digital Optical Circuits and Their Use in Packet Switching

Bintjas, C; Vlachos, K; Pleros, N; Avramopoulos, H

dc.contributor.author	Bintjas, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Vlachos, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Pleros, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Avramopoulos, H	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:40Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0733-8724	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15649
dc.subject	All-optical signal processing	en
dc.subject	Burst-packet traffic	en
dc.subject	Packet switching	en
dc.subject	Ultrafast nonlinear interferometer	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.other	Boolean algebra	en
dc.subject.other	Data communication equipment	en
dc.subject.other	Interferometers	en
dc.subject.other	Logic circuits	en
dc.subject.other	Nonlinear systems	en
dc.subject.other	Packet networks	en
dc.subject.other	Packet switching	en
dc.subject.other	Scheduling	en
dc.subject.other	Signal processing	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication traffic	en
dc.subject.other	Ultrafast phenomena	en
dc.subject.other	All-optical signal processing	en
dc.subject.other	Burst-packet traffic	en
dc.subject.other	Ultrafast nonlinear interferometers (UNI)	en
dc.subject.other	Optical systems	en
dc.title	Ultrafast Nonlinear Interferometer (UNI)-Based Digital Optical Circuits and Their Use in Packet Switching	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/JLT.2003.819139	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2003.819139	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Digital optical logic circuits capable of performing bit-wise signal processing are critical building blocks for the realization of future high-speed packet-switched networks. In this paper, we present recent advances in all-optical processing circuits and examine the potential of their integration into a system environment. On this concept, we demonstrate serial all-optical Boolean AND/XOR logic at 20 Gb/s and a novel all-optical packet clock recovery circuit, with low capturing time, suitable for burst-mode traffic. The circuits use the semiconductor-based ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (UNI) as the nonlinear switching element. We also present the integration of these circuits in a more complex unit that performs header and payload separation from short synchronous data packets at 10 Gb/s. Finally, we discuss a method to realize a novel packet scheduling switch architecture, which guarantees lossless communication for specific traffic burstiness constraints, using these logic units.	en
heal.publisher	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Lightwave Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/JLT.2003.819139	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000187064500021	en
dc.identifier.volume	21	en
dc.identifier.issue	11	en
dc.identifier.spage	2629	en
dc.identifier.epage	2637	en