Title :
Bandwidth-flexible ROADMs as network elements
Author :
Poole, Simon ; Frisken, Steve ; Roelens, Michaël ; Cameron, Craig
Author_Institution :
Finisar Australia, Waterloo, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The continuing need to reduce transmission costs drives the requirement for higher spectral efficiency in optical communication systems. We review here the use of Bandwidth-flexible ROADMs as one of the enablers of higher capacity systems.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication; bandwidth-flexible ROADM; higher spectral efficiency; network elements; optical communication systems; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexers; transmission cost reduction; Bandwidth; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical switches;
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
