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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248569