Applications of Ultrafast Optical Switches

• Demultiplexing in ultrafast communication systems

  • High single channel optical bit rates
  • Reconfigurable interconnects

• Optical sampling of high-bandwidth optical signals

  • Optical performance monitoring
  • Test and measurement applications

• All-optical conversions

  • Wavelength conversion
  • Data format conversion (NRZ to RZ and RZ to NRZ)
  • 3R optical regeneration

• 1x2 all-optical space switching and routing

• Optical logic and processing

  • Parity checkers
  • Optical packet header recognition

• Regenerative all-optical memories and buffers

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