DocumentCode
2021090
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
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
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;
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.2006.216050
Filename
1637081
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