Title :
Physical impairments in all-optical networks
Author :
Gagnaire, Maurice
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Super. des Telecommun., CNRS, Paris, France
Abstract :
The feasibility of transparent lightpaths in all optical networks (AON ) is conditioned by the wavelength continuity constraint and by quality of transmission (QoT) requirements. This paper proposes an original solution to this problem.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; all-optical networks; physical impairments; quality of transmission; transparent lightpaths; wavelength continuity constraint; All-optical networks; Cost function; Equations; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Stimulated emission; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528658
