Simultaneous Label Swapping and Wavelength Conversion of Multiple Independent WDM Channels in an All-Optical MPLS Network Using PPLN Waveguides as Wavelength Converters

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2739-2745

  Gurkan, Deniz ^a,b   Kumar, Saurabh ^c   Willner, Alan Eli ^c   Parameswaran, K R ^d   Fejer, M M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow control; Label swapping; Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS); Periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguide; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength routing

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; BRAGG CELLS; FLOW CONTROL; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PACKET SWITCHING; ROUTERS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WAVEGUIDES;

MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWAPPING (MPLS); PERIODICALLY POLED LITHIUM NIOBATE (PPLN) WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; WAVELENGTH ROUTING;

WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0346342614     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.819146     Document Type: Article

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