• DocumentCode
    2759946
  • Title

    A simple bi-directional node for WDM virtual ring networks

  • Author

    Reichmann, K.C. ; Frigo, N.J. ; Iannone, Y.Y. ; Spiekman, L.H.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Labs. Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    690
  • Abstract
    We have demonstrated operation of a bi-directional node for WDM virtual ring networks at OC-48 rates. We found that even with 40 km of fiber on each input side to the ring, scattering impairments were insufficient to cause serious performance degradation
  • Keywords
    light scattering; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; OC-48; WDM virtual ring network; bi-directional node; optical fiber; scattering impairment; Bidirectional control; Circulators; Crosstalk; Light scattering; Optical scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Stimulated emission; Transceivers; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Rio Grande
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5947-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2000.894041
  • Filename
    894041