Open AccessMultiple optical code-label processing using multi-wavelength frequency comb generator and multi-port optical spectrum synthesizer
Author(s) -
Fumi Moritsuka,
Naoya Wada,
Takahide Sakamoto,
Tetsuya Kawanishi,
Yutaka Komai,
Shimako Anzai,
Masayuki Izutsu,
Kashiko Kodate
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.007515
Subject(s) - computer science , comb generator , optical performance monitoring , port (circuit theory) , optics , electronic engineering , optical burst switching , wavelength division multiplexing , computer hardware , wavelength , frequency comb , physics , laser , engineering
In optical packet switching (OPS) and optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) systems, label generation and processing are key technologies. Recently, several label processors have been proposed and demonstrated. However, in order to recognize N different labels, N separate devices are required. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a large-scale, multiple optical code (OC)-label generation and processing technology based on multi-port, a fully tunable optical spectrum synthesizer (OSS) and a multi-wavelength electro-optic frequency comb generator. The OSS can generate 80 different OC-labels simultaneously and can perform 80-parallel matched filtering. We also demonstrated its application to OCDMA.