Title :
Homodyne crosstalk performance of reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers
Author :
Dods, S.D. ; Tucker, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We compare the homodyne crosstalk performance of three reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers. We find different statistical distributions of power penalty for each structure. These distributions depend on network size and capacity, indicating that different structures are more appropriate for different network applications.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; error statistics; multiplexing equipment; numerical analysis; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical losses; optical switches; optical waveguide components; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; homodyne crosstalk performance; network applications; network capacity; optical cross-connects; power penalty network size; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; statistical distributions; Add-drop multiplexers; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bragg gratings; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Photonics; Statistical distributions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
