Design of packet-switched network using optical signal processing techniques

In this paper, we design an optical packet-switched network with an optical ring resonator (ORR), a delay line decoder (DLD), and an optical address t ranslator (OATR). The ORR can discriminate the header / payload directly in the optical domain. The DLD, together with the optical threshold device, c an be used as an optical correlator for the routing control signal. The OAT R uses time-slot-interchange (TSI) technology to translate the optical addr ess for the new optical switching stages. These optical signal processing t echniques can be applied to future high-speed all-optical switching network s. (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.