Abstract
In ultra-high speed networks individual address bits are spaced only picoseconds apart, and address recognition can be made by an ultra-fast demultiplexer which allows the packet to be routed without any opto-electronic conversion. One low-power device capable of performing the critical operation of reading address bits in an optically compressed packet header is the Terahertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer (TOAD)1.
© 1995 Optical Society of America
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