Computer simulation of a metro WDM ring network

Author

Antoniades, N. ; Ennser, K. ; da Silva, V.L. ; Yadlowsky, M.

Author_Institution

Photonics Res. & Test Center, Corning Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

24-28 July 2000

Abstract

This paper investigates optical transmission impairments in a metropolitan WDM ring network using simulation. We find that these networks can lead to paths long enough where nonlinear effects can become noticeable and should be properly engineered to balance the effects of both receiver electrical noise as well as fiber nonlinearities. This becomes increasingly important for the design of WDM networks in the emerging metro market.

Keywords

metropolitan area networks; optical crosstalk; optical fiber networks; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE noise; Q-factor; common-channel crosstalk; computer simulation; crosstalk level requirements; fiber nonlinearities; interconnected self-healing rings; metro WDM ring network; metropolitan area network; nonlinear effects; optical transmission impairments; receiver electrical noise; worst-case optical path; Computer simulation; Crosstalk; Fiber nonlinear optics; Noise shaping; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Optical receivers; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

Aventura, FL, USA

ISSN

1099-4742

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6252-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869748

Filename

869748