Title :
Multi-degree ROADM based on massive port count WSS with integrated Colorless ports
Author :
Kawai, Takeshi ; Kobayashi, Takayuki ; Inui, Tetsuro ; Komukai, Tetsuro ; Kataoka, Tomoyoshi ; Fukutoku, Mitsunori ; Tomizawa, Masahito ; Ishii, Yuzo ; Hashimoto, Etsu ; Kawajiri, Yuko ; Watanabe, Toshio
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a simple multi-degree ROADM architecture based on a massive port count WSS with integrated colorless ports. We create a simple multi-ring network and demonstrate the multi-degree colorless ROADM.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; integrated colorless ports; massive port count WSS; multidegree colorless ROADM; multiring network; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; Adaptive systems; Broadband communication; Internet; Laboratories; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
