Title :
Performance of an optical equaliser in a 10Gbit/s wavelength converting optical access networks
Author :
Cao, Bowen ; Mendinueta, José Manuel Delgado ; Mitchell, John E. ; Thomsen, Benn C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
A centralised optical processing unit that functions both as a wavelength converter and optical burst equaliser in a 10Gbit/s wavelength-converting optical access network is proposed and shown to extend the system dynamic range to 14.3dB.
Keywords :
equalisers; optical burst switching; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; centralised optical processing unit; optical burst equaliser; optical equaliser; system dynamic range; wavelength converter; wavelength converting optical access networks; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
