All-optical processing based on a logic XOR gate and a flip-flop memory for packet-switched networks

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1316-1318

  Martinez, J M ^a   Liu, Y ^b   Clavero, R ^a   Koonen, A M J ^b   Herrera, J ^a   Ramos, F ^a   Dorren, H J S ^b   Marti, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Address recognition; All optical signal processing; Mach Zehnder interferometer (MZI); Optical flip flop; Optical label swapping; Packet switching; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

FLIP FLOP CIRCUITS; LOGIC GATES; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; NETWORK ROUTING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PACKET NETWORKS; PACKET SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

OPTICAL FLIP-FLOP; OPTICAL LABEL SWAPPING;

OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 34548173219     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.902378     Document Type: Article

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