• DocumentCode
    399192
  • Title

    Experimental field trial of waveband switching and transmission in a transparent reconfigurable optical network

  • Author

    Toliver, P. ; Runser, R. ; Young, J. ; Jackel, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Telcordia Technol., USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    783
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate 4-channel, 25 GHz-spaced waveband transmission in a 200 GHz passband through a transparent reconfigurable optical network. We investigate the impact of polarization effects on the waveband and its interaction with MEMS and LiNbO3 switch fabrics.
  • Keywords
    asynchronous transfer mode; lithium compounds; microswitches; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; telecommunication switching; 200 GHz; 25 GHz; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 switch fabrics; MEMS; polarization effects; transparent reconfigurable optical network; waveband switching; waveband transmission; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Optical arrays; Optical fiber networks; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Passband; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1248569
  • Filename
    1248569