Title :
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
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;
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
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869748
