• DocumentCode
    2014396
  • Title

    40-channel ultra-low-power compact PLC-based ROADM subsystem

  • Author

    Eldada, Louay ; Fujita, Junichiro ; Radojevic, Antonije ; Izuhara, Tomoyuki ; Gerhardt, Reinald ; Shi, Jiandong ; Pant, Deepti ; Wang, Fang ; Malek, Ali

  • Author_Institution
    DuPont Photonics Technol., Wilmington, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    We review the main ROADM subsystem technologies, and propose a 40-channel PLC-based ROADM subsystem that exhibits ultra-low power consumption and compact size, while meeting the requirements for high optical performance, high reliability, and low cost.
  • Keywords
    multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; power consumption; programmable controllers; ROADM subsystem; power consumption; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; ultralow-power compact PLC; Costs; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Protocols;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215775
  • Filename
    1636806