Title :
Experimental demonstration of fiber Bragg grating based optical cross-connect for WDM networks
Author :
Moon, N.S. ; Goh, C.S. ; Khijwania, S.K. ; Kikuchi, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Dynamic routing of four OC-192 channels with a channel spacing of 0.8 nm is experimentally demonstrated by using a 3×3 optical cross-connect based on tunable fiber Bragg gratings. Interband- and intraband-crosstalk characteristics are investigated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical switches; optical tuning; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 0.8 nm; OC-192 channels; WDM networks; channel routing; channel spacing; dynamic routing; experimental demonstration; interband crosstalk characteristics; intraband crosstalk characteristics; optical cross-connect; tunable fiber Bragg gratings; wavelength routing; Bragg gratings; Channel spacing; Fiber gratings; Moon; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical reflection; Switches; WDM networks; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989098
