The national transparent optical network (NTON): moving key WDM technologies off the lab bench into public and private networks

Author

Lennon, William J. ; Haigh, Ronald E.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

18-21 Nov. 1996

Firstpage

58

Abstract

A number of demonstrations showed connectivity to the four backbone sites and two additional application sites, SRI and LBNL. Numerous technological advances have occurred recently that enable the realization of transparent optical networks. Currently we are evaluating wavelength flattened optical amplifiers developed for WDM applications in the network. Multi-wavelength signals carrying digital and analog signals simultaneously across optical amplifier chains have been characterized. The signals are routed within the network using optical switches.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM applications; backbone sites; key WDM technologies; multi-wavelength signals; national transparent optical network; optical amplifier chains; optical switches; private networks; public networks; technological advances; telecommunication network routing; transparent optical networks; wavelength flattened optical amplifiers; Integrated optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Spine; Telescopes; Transceivers; Virtual reality; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3160-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1996.571547

Filename

571547