DocumentCode
1824317
Title
Why are dense WDM transparent networks more tolerant than expected to in-band crosstalk ?
Author
Zami, Thierry ; Lavigne, Bruno ; Lefrançois, Mathieu ; Rainsant, Jean-Marc ; Piriou, Laurence
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Nozay
fYear
2009
fDate
22-26 March 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We show that 43 Gb/s DPSK channels aligned on the 50 GHz ITU grid remain tolerant to crosstalk thanks to the narrow optical filtering functions of the traversed transparent nodes and their different routing states.
Keywords
crosstalk; differential phase shift keying; optical fibre networks; optical filters; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; DPSK channels; ITU grid; WDM transparent networks; bit rate 43 Gbit/s; frequency 50 GHz; in-band crosstalk; narrow optical filtering functions; routing states; traversed transparent nodes; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Filtering; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.1155) All-optical networks; (060.4265) Networks, wavelength routing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-865-0
Type
conf
Filename
5032632
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