A 40-Gb/s self-clocked bidirectional serial/parallel converter for asynchronous label swapping

作者：Takahashi Ryo^*; Urata Ryohei; Suemitsu Tetsuya; Suzuki Hiroyuki

来源：IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2007, 19(5-8): 294-296.

DOI：10.1109/LPT.2007.891239

• clock generation
• label swapping
• optical packet switching (OPS)
• optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC)
• parallel-to-serial (PS) conversion
• serial-to-parallel (SP) conversion

A novel scheme for self-clocked bidirectional serial/parallel conversion is proposed with an optically clocked transistor array (OCTA). As a result of its internal clock generation, serial-to-parallel (SP) and parallel-to-serial (PS) conversion capability, the OCTA alone realizes a single-chip low-power interface between input-output high-speed asynchronous burst optical packets and complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor electronics, thus enabling a compact low-power solution for label swapping of optical packets. An eight-channel OCTA demonstrates self-clocked SP and PS conversion at 40 Gb/s.

• 出版日期2007-4