4x4 optical packet switching of asynchronous burst optical packets with a prototype, 4x4 label processing and switching sub-system.
We report a prototype, 4x4 (4 input/4 output) label processing and switching sub-system for 10-Gb/s asynchronous burst variable-length optical packets. With the prototype, we perform a 4x4 optical packet switching demonstration, achieving error-free (BER<10(-12)) label processing and switching operation for all possible input/output combinations (16 switching paths) simultaneously. Power consumption and latency of the entire, self-contained sub-system is 83 W (includes fan power) and 300 ns, respectively.
Urata
Ryohei
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NTT Photonics Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, 243-0198, Japan. ryohei@aecl.ntt.co.jp
Nakahara
Tatsushi
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Takenouchi
Hirokazu
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Segawa
Toru
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Ishikawa
Hiroshi
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Ohki
Akira
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Sugiyama
Hiroki
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Nishihara
Susumu
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Takahashi
Ryo
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