Title :
Programmable optical multicasting in a regional/metro area network using a wavelength selective optical cross-connect
Author :
Lam, Cedric F. ; Boroditsky, Misha ; Feuer, Mark D. ; Frigo, Nicholas J. ; Desai, Bhavesh ; Kang, Jin
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a novel optical multicast network using a wavelength selective optical crossconnect and a multi-wavelength optical source. The system allows flexible optical wavelength source sharing between a service provider and a content provider.
Keywords :
multicast communication; optical fibre networks; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM technology; content provider; metropolitan area networks; multi-wavelength optical source; optical multicast network; optical wavelength source sharing; programmable optical multicasting; regional area networks; regional/metro area network; service provider; wavelength selective optical cross-connect; wavelength selective optical crossconnect; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Intelligent networks; Optical arrays; Optical fiber networks; System testing; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Unicast; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989132
