Title :
High performance `Drop and Continue´ functionality in a Wavelength Selective Switch
Author :
Frisken, Steven ; Zhou, Hao ; Abakoumov, Dmitri ; Baxter, Glenn ; Poole, Simon ; Ereifej, Heider ; Hallemeier, Peter
Author_Institution :
Engana Pty Ltd, Locomotive Workshop, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, NSW 1430, Australia, steve.frisken@engana.com
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time channel-selective optical power sharing between a designated express-port and any drop-port of a 1×9 50 Channel WSS. Bit-Error Rate testing shows that this drop- and-continue functionality can be implemented with negligible system penalty.
Keywords :
Australia; Communication switching; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.216050
