Title :
Cascadability study of 16 1×9 wavelength selective switches
Author :
Clouet, B. ; Le Guyader, Bertrand ; Lobo, S. ; Merlaud, F. ; Simon, J.C. ; Ducellier, T.
Author_Institution :
ENSSAT, CNRS, Lannion
Abstract :
Wavelength selective switches will play a significant role in future networks. We study the system limitations induced by a cascade of 16 WSS on the propagation of 5 CS-RZ 42.6 Gb/s channels
Keywords :
channel spacing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical switches; 42.6 Gbit/s; CS-RZ; WSS; future networks; wavelength selective switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
