Monolithic integration of semiconductor optical switches for optical interconnects

K. A. Williams; M. Glick; T. Lin; G. F. Roberts; R. V. Penty; I. H. White

Monolithic integration of semiconductor optical switches for optical interconnects

K. A. Williams, M. Glick, T. Lin, G. F. Roberts, R. V. Penty, I. H. White

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Abstract

Switches with nanosecond transition times and broad optical bandwidth are investigated for high-capacity low-latency switched optical interconnection. Wavelength multiplexing is exploited for both reduced latency, enhanced capacity and functionality, while using off-the-shelf transceiver technology. The requirement for optical header processing, wavelength translation, and optical buffering is avoided. The design, fabrication and assessment of compact integrated add-drop multiplexers are proposed and demonstrated for application in low-cost wavelength multiplexed and switched optical interconnects. A low-power sub-mm² amplifying 2×2 switched is characterised by four wavelength channel low penalty transmission. Control schemes are proposed and demonstrated to facilitate 80Gb/s optically switched networking.

Original language	English
Pages	189-194
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2004
Event	27th International Semiconductor Conference, CAS 2004 - Sinaia, Romania Duration: 4 Oct 2004 → 6 Oct 2004

Conference

Conference	27th International Semiconductor Conference, CAS 2004
Country	Romania
City	Sinaia
Period	4/10/04 → 6/10/04

Keywords

Integrated optoelectronics
Optical interconnection
Optical switches
Packet switching
Semiconductor optical amplifiers
Wavelength division multiplexing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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