Title :
Impact of 3R wavelength converter tunability on WDM networks with finite signal impairment threshold
Author :
Sun Hyok Chang ; Hwan Seok Chung ; Sang Soo Lee ; Yun Hee Cho ; Kwangjoon Kim
Author_Institution :
Broadband Convergence Network Res. Div., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
The effects of 3R wavelength converters (3R-WC) tunability on WDM networks with finite signal impairment threshold are presented. We find that 3R-WCs with limited tuning range can give the same network performance with full tunability.
Keywords :
optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 3R wavelength converter tunability; WDM networks; finite signal impairment threshold; Diode lasers; Laser tuning; Mesh networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical tuning; Optical wavelength conversion; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528123
