Title :
WDM networking experiment including all-optical crossconnect cascade and transmission over 320 km G.652 fibre at up to 10 Gbit/s
Author :
Jourdan, A. ; Soulage, G. ; Artigaud, S. ; Wunstel, K. ; Doussiere, P. ; Bachman, M. ; Da Loura, J. ; Bruyere, F. ; Sotom, M.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Corp. Res. Center, Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
A demonstrator for optical multiwavelength transport networks has been upgraded to show the cascade of up to three 4/spl times/4, 8-channel crossconnects, interconnected by 160 km G.652 fibre. Performances are presented with emphasis on signal reshaping capabilities.
Keywords :
compensation; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; telecommunication signalling; wavelength division multiplexing; 160 km; 4/spl times/4, 8-channel crossconnects; G.652 fibre; Gbit/s; WDM networking experiment; all-optical crossconnect cascade; optical fibre connecting; optical multiwavelength transport network upgrade; signal reshaping capabilities;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
