• DocumentCode
    2238245
  • Title

    Wavelength selectable switches and future photonic network applications

  • Author

    Collings, B.C.

  • Author_Institution
    JDSU, Robbinsville, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    15-19 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This presentation will review WSS technology, the key enabler for optical mesh networking, and discuss how the WSS is expected to evolve to support advanced dynamic optical network applications such as colorless and directionless switching.
  • Keywords
    multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; optical switches; ROADM networks; WSS technology; advanced dynamic optical network applications; colorless switching; directionless switching; photonic network applications; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer; reconfigurable optical mesh networks; wavelength selectable switches; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Mesh networks; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing; Colorless; Directionless; ROADM Networks; Reconfigurable Optical Mesh Networks; Wavelength Selectable Switch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pisa
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3857-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3856-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PS.2009.5307841
  • Filename
    5307841