DocumentCode
1820950
Title
Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) with integrated sub-band optical cross-connect
Author
Earnshaw, M.P. ; Griffin, A. ; Bolle, C. ; Soole, J.B.D.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
We demonstrate a monolithic high-performance reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) with integrated 24×8 wavelength selecting optical cross-connect. Eight of the 24×100 GHz WDM channels may be dropped to any of 8 wavelength-independent drop ports.
Keywords
integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; wavelength division multiplexing; ROADM; WDM channel; integrated subband optical cross-connect; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer; Couplers; Integrated optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical switches; Silicon compounds; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.192611
Filename
1498270
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