Publication No: 4427

An all-optical grooming switch with regenerative capabilities

J.Leuthold¹, R.Bonk¹, P.Vorreau¹, S.Sygletos¹, D.Hillerkuss¹, W.Freude¹, G.Zarris², D.Simeonidou², C.Kouloumentas³, M.Spyropoulou³, I.Tomkos³, F.Parmigiani⁴, P.Petropoulos⁴, D.J.Richardson⁴, R.Weerasuriya⁵, S.Ibrahim⁵, A.D.Ellis⁵, C.Meurer⁶, D.Bimberg⁶, R.Morais⁷, P.Monteiro⁷, S.Ben Ezra⁸, S.Tsadka⁸

1. Institute of Photonics and Quantum Electronics, University of Karlsruhe, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
2. School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, CO4 3SQ, UK
3. Athens Information Technology, Athens, Greece
4. Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
5. Photonic Systems Group, Department of Physics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
6. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Berlin, Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany
7. Nokia Siemens Networks Portugal S.A., Rua Irmãos Siemens 1, 2720-093 Amadora
8. Finisar Israel, 3 Golda Meir St., Lev Hakongresim, Nitzan Building, Nes Ziona 74140, Israel

Abstract

A regenerative optical grooming switch for interconnecting 130 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s networks with switching functionality in time, space and wavelength domain is demonstrated. Lab and field demonstrations show the feasibility of the new concept developed by the TRIUMPH project consortia. Q-factors above 20 dB are reported.

ICTON 2009 Sao Miguel Azores Portugal 28 Jun - 2 Jul (2009)

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