WDM ring network employing a shared multiwavelength incoherent source

Author

Lauder, Richard D T ; Badcock, John M. ; Holloway, Warwick T. ; Sampson, David D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

1998

Firstpage

294

Lastpage

296

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a novel wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) ring-network for wide-area, local-area, and access networks. The network employs a single, shared, multiwavelength incoherent source that is remotely located from network nodes. The use of a single incoherent source provides a straight-forward means of wavelength stabilization and potential for a cost-effective network. We demonstrate less than 10/sup -9/ bit-error-rate (BER) operation of a four-node network at per-node data rates of 622 Mb/s.

Keywords

light coherence; light sources; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre subscriber loops; stability; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; wide area networks; 622 Mbit/s; WDM ring network; bit-error-rate operation; cost-effective network; four-node network; local-area access networks; per-node data rates; shared multiwavelength incoherent source; wavelength stabilization; wavelength-division multiplexed; wide-area access networks; Add-drop multiplexers; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laboratories; Optical modulation; Photonics; Spontaneous emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.655389

Filename

655389