Apparatus and method for self-routing optical packet

Details Apparatus and method for self-routing optical packet Apparatus and method for self-routing optical packet

2006-04-04

2006-04-04

Payne, David C. (Department: 2638)

Optical communications

Multiplex

Optical switching

C398S045000, C398S048000, C398S049000, C398S053000, C398S056000, C370S392000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07024115

ABSTRACT:
One of optical packets x copied by an optical copying mechanism11is converted into an electric packet by an optic/electric converting mechanism13. An address information extracting mechanism14extracts address information from a header of the packet converted into the electric packet. A control light generating mechanism15generates a control light based on the extracted address information. The other of the copied optical packets x is delayed by an optical delaying mechanism12for a predetermined time, and entered to a third nonlinear optical effect device1b. The third nonlinear optical effect device1bswitches a route of the optical packet x based on the control light. The optical packet x is outputted through an optic/electric converting mechanism1h0, a buffer1i0, a multiplexing mechanism1j, and an electric/optic converting mechanism1k.

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