Two-hop all-optical label swapping with variable length 80 Gb/s packets and 10 Gb/s labels using nonlinear fiber wavelength converters, unicast/multicast output and a single EAM for 80- to 10 Gb/s packet demultiplexing

L. Rau, S. Rangarajan, Daniel J. Blumenthal, Hong-fu Chou, Yi‐Jen Chiu, John E. Bowers

2003 · 24 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

We demonstrate for the first time two hops of all-optical label swapping of variable length 80 Gb/s packets and 10 Gb/s optical labels, with unicast/multicast capability using an all-optical fiber cross-phase modulation wavelength converter.

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