An all-optical token technique enabling a fully-distributed control plane in AWGR-based optical interconnects

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 414-422

  Proietti, Roberto ^a   Yin, Yawei ^a   Yu, Runxiang ^a   Nitta, Christopher ^a   Akella, Venkatesh ^a   Yoo, S J B ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

All optical; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Contention resolution; Data centers; Optical interconnects

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; CONTENTION RESOLUTION; CONTROL PLANES; DATA CENTERS; ELECTRICAL CONTROL; ERROR FREE OPERATIONS; OFF-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS; PACKET TRANSMISSIONS; SATURATION EFFECTS;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 84872006264     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2012.2231664     Document Type: Article

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