• DocumentCode
    1675935
  • Title

    A FSR-Interleaved, Self-Wrapping, Multiple-Cascaded AWG-based WDM Access Network

  • Author

    Walker, Stuart D. ; Toycan, M. ; Tsalamanis, I.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Essex, Colchester
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We describe a WDM:TDM-swapped access network architecture, featuring AWG-based double-cascade downstream and triple-cascade upstream operation. Cyclical Latin-routing protocols allow FSR-interleaving for capacity-multiplication via self-wrapping 16x16 and 1x32 central office AWGs. 2.5 Gb/s/wavelength performance was experimentally verified.
  • Keywords
    access protocols; arrayed waveguide gratings; optical fibre networks; routing protocols; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG; WDM access network; arrayed waveguide grating; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; free spectral range; routing protocol; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348377
  • Filename
    4348377