Photonic Time-Slot and Wavelength-Grid Interchange for 10-Gb/s Packet Switching

Title : Photonic Time-Slot and Wavelength-Grid Interchange for 10-Gb/s Packet Switching
Authors : Kiyoshi Onohara, Hideyuki Sotobayashi, Ken-ichi Kitayama, and Wataru Chujo
Journal : IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 13, No.10, pp. 1121-1123, October 2001.
Abstract : A time-space-wavelength-division photonic packet switch is proposed. The switch is based on ultrafast simultaneous time-slot and wavelength-grid interchange of optical packets using data-signal-induced supercontinuum (SC) light and arrayed waveguide gratings to slice the SC light spectrum. The switch was demonstrated at a data rate of 10 Gb/s.
Keywords : Optical fiber delay lines, packet swithing, time-division multiplexing, wavelength-division multiplexing