DocumentCode
3520298
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
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528123
Filename
4528123
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