Title :
Comparative Study of Crosstalk Created in 50 GHz-Spaced Wavelength Selective Switch for Various Modulation Formats at 43 Gbit/s
Author :
Zami, Thierry ; Lavigne, Bruno ; Balmefrezol, Elodie ; Lefrançois, Mathieu ; Mardoyan, Halk
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Research & Innovation, route de Nozay - 91460 Marcoussis, France, Phon: +33.1.69.63.14.45, Fax: +33.1.69.18.65, Email: thierry.zami@alcatel.fr
Abstract :
We investigate the tolerance of PSBT, DQPSK and RZ-DQPSK formats to in-band crosstalk at 43 Gbit/s when considering 50 GHz-spaced Wavelength Selective Switches. We show that PSBT and DQPSK exhibit the best margins versus crosstalk.
Keywords :
Computational fluid dynamics; Crosstalk; Modulation; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801274
