Abstract
Ultra-high speed optical time-division-multiplexed (TDM) networks, operating at single stream data rates of 100 Gb/s, can provide integrated services (including packet service) to high-end users, multiple quality of service (QoS) levels and truly flexible bandwidth-on-demand. Realization of these high performance TDM networks requires development of a number of key technologies such as high-speed optical sources, all-optical switches, buffers and rate converters. This paper provides an overview of an ultra-high-speed TDM network architecture, and describes recent key technology developments.
© 1998 Optical Society of America
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