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Microphotonic header‐recognition architecture for high‐speed optical networks
Author(s) -
Aljada Muhsen,
Alameh Kamal E.,
AlBegain Khalid
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21250
Subject(s) - header , architecture , detector , computer science , microwave , interference (communication) , electronic engineering , engineering , optoelectronics , physics , computer hardware , telecommunications , computer network , art , visual arts , channel (broadcasting)
We demonstrate a MicroPhotonic optical header‐recognition architecture based on delaying the optical headers within an optical cavity and detecting them using a photoreceiver array. The MicroPhotonic architecture overcomes the issue of optical interference encountered in conventional single‐detector header‐recognition structures. A 4‐bit MicroPhotonic header‐recognition architecture is simulated and experimentally demonstrated at 200 Mb/s. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 17–20, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21250