Title :
From ROADM technology to TOADM technology: on the path towards optical restoration and fully flexible networks
Author :
Faure, Jean-Paul
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent France, Nozay
Abstract :
The maturity and market availability of key switching technologies (Planar Lightwave Circuits, Wavelength Blockers, Wavelength Selective Switches) has allowed the emergence of reconfigurable and tuneable optical nodes architectures. This paper reviews these technological building blocks, and investigates how they are driving the evolution of photonic networks towards optical restoration and full flexibility implementation.
Keywords :
optical switches; photonic switching systems; ROADM technology; TOADM technology; flexible networks; key switching technologies; optical restoration; photonic networks; planar lightwave circuits; wavelength blockers; wavelength selective switches; Availability; Nonlinear optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Paper technology; Photonics; Switching circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729088
