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Incoherent optical correlator for packet header recognition
Author(s) -
Aljada Muhsen,
Zheng Rong,
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.21746
Subject(s) - header , optical correlator , microwave , optics , network packet , wavelength , fiber bragg grating , optoelectronics , computer science , materials science , physics , electronic engineering , telecommunications , engineering , computer network , fourier transform , quantum mechanics
We propose an incoherent optical correlator for header recognition in optical packet switched networks, employing arrays of fiber Bragg gratings with different Bragg wavelengths and different reflectivity profiles. The proof of principle is experimentally demonstrated by recognizing a 4‐bit pattern at 2.2 Gb/s. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 1725–1728, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21746