Title :
System impact of cascaded optical add/drop multiplexers based on tunable fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Bock, H. ; Leisching, P. ; Richter, A. ; Stoll, D. ; Fischer, G.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Transp. Syst., Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
The system impact of cascaded wavelength routing nodes is investigated for a transparent all-optical network. A combination of simulations and experimental measurements is used to evaluate dynamic optical add/drop multiplexers based on tunable fiber gratings.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical fiber communication; optical fiber networks; optical tuning; telecommunication network routing; 10 Gbit/s; cascaded optical add/drop multiplexers; cascaded wavelength routing nodes; dynamic optical add/drop multiplexers; simulations; transparent all-optical network; tunable fiber Bragg gratings; tunable fiber gratings; Add-drop multiplexers; Bragg gratings; Delay; Fiber gratings; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868320
