Applications of active arrayed-waveguide gratings in dynamic WDM networking and routing

Author

Parker, Michael C. ; Walker, Stuart D. ; Yiptong, Augustin ; Mears, Robert J.

Author_Institution

Fujitsu Telecom Eur. Ltd. Res., Colchester, UK

Volume

18

Issue

12

fYear

2000

fDate

12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1749

Lastpage

1756

Abstract

We describe how active arrayed-waveguide gratings (AWGs) may find a diverse range of applications in future dynamic wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) networking and routing. Our initial simulations indicate that these applications include dynamic signal power and erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) gain equalization with a dynamic range of 12 dB, and interchannel amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) suppression by more than 20 dB; optical add/drop multiplexing with passband-flattened channels and suppressions of 15 dB; and dynamic dispersion compensation of up to /spl plusmn/300 ps/nm.

Keywords

compensation; diffraction gratings; optical arrays; optical fibre dispersion; optical waveguides; superradiance; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE suppression; EDFA gain equalization; active arrayed-waveguide gratings; amplified spontaneous emission; dynamic WDM network routing; dynamic WDM networking; dynamic dispersion compensation; dynamic range; dynamic signal power; dynamic wavelength division multiplexed; erbium-doped fiber amplifier; optical add/drop multiplexing; passband-flattened channels; Apertures; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Intelligent networks; Optical diffraction; Optical waveguides; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.908716

Filename

908716