Author :
Matera, F. ; Franco, P. ; Schiffini, A. ; Suche, H. ; Bauknecht, R. ; Gaspar, M. ; Corsini, R. ; Paoletti, A. ; Alberti, F. ; Griggio, P. ; Pizzinat, A. ; Gloanec, Maurice ; Leclerc, E. ; Vidmar, M. ; Monteiro, P. ; Violas, M. ; Pinto, A. ; Sohler, W. ; L
Abstract :
We report the main results from the IST ATLAS project on the transmission techniques for new network infrastructures. We report results on the transmission performance on 4×40 Gbit/s systems over a 500 km link, including wavelength conversion. We show that wavelength conversion based on a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) device and systems based on N×40 Gbit/s are now fundamental elements for future transport networks.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; 500 km; IST ATLAS project; WDM; periodically poled lithium niobate devices; transport networks; wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; Educational institutions; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Synthetic aperture sonar; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
