Title :
Optical add/drop-outside and inside the box
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper reviews the technology and applications of optical add/drop, concentrating on reconfigurable add/drop for next-generation systems. Representative designs will be presented, and discussed in terms of their flexibility, cascadability, scalability, impairments, and special features.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; reviews; wavelength division multiplexing; cascadability; flexibility; impairments; next-generation systems; optical add/drop; representative designs; scalability; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Repeaters; Routing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248128
