Title :
Cross-channel interference due to wavelength switching events in wavelength packet switched WDM networks
Author :
Connolly, E. ; Kaszubowska-Anandarajh, A. ; Barry, L.P. ; Dunne, J. ; Mullane, T. ; McDonald, D.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Networks & Commun. Eng., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
Investigation of the cross-channel interference in wavelength packet switched networks is presented. The results show that the output of a tunable laser needs to be correctly attenuated during the switching event in order to avoid system performance degradation.
Keywords :
interference (signal); laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; cross-channel interference; laser attenuation; packet switched networks; system performance degradation; tunable laser; wavelength switching;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
