Photonics in Switching: Enabling Technologies and Subsystem Design Articles uri icon

authors

  • VLACHOS, K.
  • RAFFAELLI, C.
  • ALEKSIC, S.
  • ANDRIOLLI, N.
  • APOSTOLOPOULOS, D.
  • AVRAMOPOULOS, H.
  • ERASME, D.
  • KLONIDIS, D.
  • NORDAL PETERSEN, M.
  • SCAFFARDI, M.
  • SCHULZE, K.
  • SPIROPOULOU, M.
  • SYGLETOS, S.
  • TOMKOS, I.
  • VAZQUEZ GARCIA, MARIA CARMEN
  • ZOURARAKI, O.
  • NERI, FABIO

publication date

  • May 2009

start page

  • 404

end page

  • 428

issue

  • 5

volume

  • 8

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1536-5379

abstract

  • This paper describes recent research activities and results in the area of photonic switching carried out within the framework of the EU-funded e-Photon/ONe+ network of excellence, Virtual Department on Optical Switching. Technology aspects of photonics in switching and, in particular, recent advances in wavelength conversion, ring resonators, and packet switching and processing subsystems are presented as the building blocks for the implementation of a high-performance router for the next-generation Internet.