Abstract
Header recognition and packet detection in all-optical networks using on/off optical ultrafast signalling at a fixed wavelength can be implemented by means of recently demonstrated optical sampling AND gates. A novel packet structure in which the header is spread in a TDM fashion over the optical packet allows the number of such AND gates to be minimised in the routing and receiving blocks thereby best exploiting the required electronics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2289-2291 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Optical communications
- Packet switching