Title :
An improved wavelength-selective all-fiber cross-connect node
Author :
Mutafungwa, Edward
Author_Institution :
Commun. Lab., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
A flexible and transparent optical network, can be realised by deploying fully-optical cross-connect nodes (OXNs). We propose some modifications on previously reported all-fiber OXN. These modification aim to enhance the optical spectral efficiency, modularity and spectral response of the OXN. Simulations of the OXN and its modified version indicate a significant increase in the cascadability achieved by the modified OXN
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; cascadability; fully-optical cross-connect nodes; modified OXN; modularity; optical spectral efficiency; simulations; spectral response; wavelength-selective all-fiber cross-connect; wavelength-selective all-fiber cross-connect node; Bandwidth; Optical control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical network units; Robust stability; Switches; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Switching and Routing, 2001 IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6711-1
DOI :
10.1109/HPSR.2001.923611
