Title :
Performance of wavelength blockers in 80×10 Gb/s metro core add-drop network
Author :
Chen, Yihong ; Al-Salameh, Daniel
Author_Institution :
JDS Uniphase Corp., Ewing, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A 5-node metro core DWDM ring with 80×10 Gb/s channels and 5×50 km SSMF fiber spans is demonstrated. Wavelength blocker based reconfigurable optical add/drop were used in the network and their performances were evaluated.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; metropolitan area networks; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbits/s; 50 km; DWDM ring; SSMF fiber span; metro core add-drop network; reconfigurable optical add-drop network; wavelength blockers; Couplers; Extinction ratio; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549262
