基于半导体光放大器中非线性偏振旋转效应单一光缓存环全光时隙交换处理能力研究

Capability of single optical buffer loop implementing all-optical time slot interchange based on nonlinear polarization rotation in semiconductor optical amplifier

对基于半导体光放大器(SOA)中非线性偏振旋转效应(NPR)效应的单一光缓存环多数据包的全光时隙交换(TSI)处理能力进行了理论和实验研究,在使用归纳法导出单一缓存环实现多数据包全光时隙(TSI)必要条件的基础上,针对各种全光TSI操作要求得出了相应光数据包的调度方案,在实验上,以基于SOA中NPR效应的单一光缓存环实验系统,开展了多数据包全光TSI操作的实验研究,根据上述光数据包理论调度方案进行相应系统参数设定,进行了速率为10 Gb/s的3个和4个数据包的全光TSI实验,实验结果与理论预期相符合,研究成果为减少昂贵SOA元件的用量、简化基于光缓存环全光TSI系统的结构提供了可靠依据,对推进全光TSI技术的发展具有重要意义。

Based on nonlinear polarization rotation （NPR） in semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA）, a single optical buffer loop theoretically and experimentally demonstrates its switch capability to realize all-optical time slot interchange （TSI） on multiple optical packets （MOPs）. Firstly, a series of prerequisites is theoretically deduced with a single optical buffer loop performing all-optical TSI on MOPs. And the corresponding equations which experimental parameters should satisfy are derived from these prerequisites for different cases of all-optical TSI. Accounting to the theoretical results, a single optical buffer loop based on NPR in SOA experimentally realizes all-optical TSI on three packets and four packets at data rate of 10 Gb/s. Experimental results are in accordance with those expected theoretically. These results will be very helpful to make all-optical TSI system more compact and more highly efficient, and have less expensive elements such as SOA, and also significant for developing the all-optical TSI technology.