Title :
High-performance operation of monolithically-integrated multipurpose reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer
Author :
Soole, J. E D ; Chand, N. ; Earnshaw, M.P. ; Kojima, K. ; Pafchek, R. ; Ling, M. ; Swaminathan, V.
Author_Institution :
Agere Syst., Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/6/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
WDM operation of a novel monolithically-integrated 16-channel reconfigurable add-drop multiplexer (ROADM), demonstrating high crosstalk suppression and cascadability to eight nodes for 10 Gbit/s NRZ signals, is reported. The device provides separate wavelength add/drop ports and a common wavelength-multiplexed add/drop port for high system functionality.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical crosstalk; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 16-channel multiplexer; WDM operation; cascadability; common wavelength-multiplexed add/drop port; crosstalk suppression; high system functionality; high-performance operation; monolithically-integrated multiplexer; multipurpose reconfigurable multiplexer; optical add-drop multiplexer; separate wavelength add/drop ports;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030319
