Title :
Advances in optoelectronic technologies for ROADM subsystems
Author_Institution :
DuPont Photonics Technol., Wilmington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Until recently, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) systems did not exist, their components were unselected, and their market was unclear. Today every major system vendor has a ROADM offering, and a large number of component vendors have announced ROADM products based on a variety of technologies, some more mature than others. We review the different optoelectronic component technologies that have been developed for use in ROADM subsystems, and describe their principles of operation, designs, features, advantages, and challenges.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optoelectronic devices; ROADM subsystems; optoelectronic technologies; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer; Add-drop multiplexers; Biographies; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Photonics; Product development; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Optical Communications, 2005. 14th Annual WOCC 2005. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9000-8
DOI :
10.1109/WOCC.2005.1553776
