Title :
Demonstration of bidirectional add drop multiplexers and mixed signals in a DWDM mesh architecture
Author :
Jenkins, R. Brian ; Voigt, Robert J.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept, United States Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD
Abstract :
We demonstrate network integration of passive BADMs using dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM). Full duplex transmission in a fully interconnected fiber ring architecture supports analog and digital data transmission.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM mesh architecture; analog data transmission; bidirectional add drop multiplexer; dense wave division multiplexing; digital data transmission; full duplex transmission; interconnected fiber ring architecture; mixed signals; passive BADM; Add-drop multiplexers; Computer architecture; High speed optical techniques; Network topology; Optical fiber testing; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2008.4729516
