Title :
New cyclic wavelength routers using diffraction grating for CWDM or DWDM networks
Author_Institution :
Laude Consulting, Longjumeau, France
Abstract :
We designed new static cyclic N*N wavelength permutation switches based on 2N×N noncyclic routers accurately matched to the ITU CWDM grid for metro applications. On 16×16 20 nm spacing components the maximum channel deviation is 0.57 nm.
Keywords :
channel spacing; diffraction gratings; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; CWDM; DWDM networks; diffraction grating; grid application; maximum channel deviation; metro application; new cyclic wavelength routers; spacing component; wavelength permutation switches; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Diffraction gratings; Dispersion; Fiber gratings; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247484
