Performance of a SOA-MZI wavelength converter for label swapping using combined FSK/IM modulation format

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-49

  Monroy, I Tafur ^a   Verdurmen, E J M ^a   Sulur, S ^a   Koonen, A M J ^a   De Waardt, H ^a   Khoe, G D ^a   Chi, N ^b   Holm Nielsen, P V ^b   Zhang, J ^b   Peucheret, C ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Burst switching; Frequency chirp; IP over WDM; Label swapping; Optical networks; Packet switching; Wavelength converter; WDM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BURST SWITCHING; FREQUENCY CHIRP; LABEL SWAPPING;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0346724617     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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